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TIL some people use "G" instead of "K" to refer to "thousand"

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lNlN TIL that in 1892 New Orleans transit workers went on strike to reduce their workday from 16 to 12 hours a day.
oB0nA TIL of the cyber sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry to accompany the Windows 95 launch
JYXn8 TIL The "Never argue with a fool" quote lacks proof crediting it to Mark Twain. The oldest suspected source is biblical proverbs 26:4 and 26:5: "Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes."
D19OJ TIL about the Mako Mori Test, an improved version of the Bechdel test which examines whether or not a work of fiction includes at least one female character with her own narrative arc which does not exist to support the narrative arc of a male character.
og08 TIL there is a Gameboy that survived a barracks bombing during the Gulf War. It stills works to this day.