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TIL Louis C.K. still retains his Mexican Citizenship.

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OG1m6 TIL a Burger King cook (who'd worked there for 24 years) was fired for taking home a sandwich, fries & a drink after her manager claimed she had only asked permission for a sandwich & accused her of stealing. However, a judge ruled that the cook did not intend to steal the food & awarded her $46,000
e6vD TIL in 1965 Honeywell tried to sell a $10,000 ($75,000 is today’s dolars) “Kitchen Computer” with a built in cutting board. It included a two week course in how to use it. They sold NONE.
R7Rpa TIL the last words of Alexander Blackwell, “I’m sorry for the mistake but this is the first time I’ve been beheaded.” Spoken after he laid his head on the wrong side of the chopping block and was corrected by the executioner.
nvgo TIL African Americans make up 13% of the American general population, but 42% of the American homeless population.
4VWR TIL dolphins protected a group of humans from a 4m white shark by circling the group and forming a protective shield