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TIL that if an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month till they turn 19.

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Nm96 TIL when US speakers say ‘quite’, they normally mean 'very’, and when UK speakers say 'quite’ they normally mean 'fairly’
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