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TIL there is a reason why our idiot bosses keep getting promoted. It’s called the Peter Principle and is a scientifically verified phenomenon.

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R7ko6 TIL An Ohio judge once sentenced a woman to sit in the "stinkiest, smelliest" area of a garbage dump for 8 hours, as punishment for neglecting her dog. "If you puke, you puke."
7vrO TIL that, after his presidency, George Washington owned the largest whiskey distillery in the U.S.
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BrjLk TIL: Dandelions are called "pissenlit" in French, which means "piss the bed" because the tea made from their roots is a powerful diuretic
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