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TIL that a Portland dairy was forced to pay staff over $10 million in back pay because of a missing Oxford comma in the state overtime laws.

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4Xxgw TIL: Hippos sleep underwater
D1NVp TIL that Harriet Tubman once pretended to read a newspaper on a train to avoid being recognised by a former master. Because the man knew Harriet was illiterate, he ignored the black woman reading on the train.
x6bvo TIL There is a meteor we found that is older than Earth itself. 4.6-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Is The Oldest Magmatic Rock Ever Found
mnDP TIL there is a crocodile in Africa named Gustave that has killed over 300 people.
oBwVL TIL that up to 1921, the winners of the previous year's Championship at Wimbledon were automatically granted byes into the final round. This led to many winners retaining their titles in successive years, as they were able to rest while their opponent competed from the start of the tournament.