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TIL cocaine increases that chance of having a heart attack within the hour by 2,400%

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xV917 TIL "Laid Off" means the company has removed the position and thus the individual, while "Let Go" or "Fired" means the company has removed the individual from the position.
x6kdw TIL that country singer Reba McEntire doesn't write any of her own hits.
rRRX0 TIL Verizon filed a patent to both watch and listen to you via cable boxes in order to tailor their advertisements to each user. It isn't a coincidence when you see a commercial for something you were just talking about
KOlkG TIL the British Rock band Radiohead released their album "In Rainbows" under a pay what you want pricing strategy where customers could even download all their songs for free. In spite of the free option, many customers paid and they netted more profits because of this marketing strategy
rR1mw TIL governments banned the Incandescent Lightbulb for not being efficient enough, but MIT researchers developed an incandescent bulb more efficient than LED bulbs.