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TIL continually rising in rank until you reach the point of incompetence compared to your peers is called the Peter Principle

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oW6o TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien and Hitler fought against each other in the Battle of Somme (WWI)
epd5n TIL starting at age 17, Jahangir Khan of Pakistan won 555 consecutive squash matches over 5.5 years, the longest ever streak in any pro sport
nry7 TIL that workers in the UK can’t be forced to work over 48 hours a week unless they have opted out of this restriction.
40Do TIL that the copyright battle between the owners of Hello Kitty and Miffy ended after the Japanese Tsunami, when they agreed to immediately settle the case and donate their anticipated legal fees to the Tsunami Relief Effort.
mdEv TIL that over 350 documented cases of lynchings happened in California. But unlike their Southern, African American counterparts, the victims of this violence were largely Latino.