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  • elsie6hickman
    elsie6hickman Posts: 3,864 Member
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    An Opossum has 13 nipples - 12 in a circle and one in the middle.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL Samsung accidentally issued 2,000 employees 1,000 shares of stock for 37 minutes before realizing the error. 16 employees sold during that time for approx. $9,000,000 each.
  • empresssue
    empresssue Posts: 2,977 Member
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    cee134 wrote: »
    TIL Samsung accidentally issued 2,000 employees 1,000 shares of stock for 37 minutes before realizing the error. 16 employees sold during that time for approx. $9,000,000 each.

    TIL that I work at the WRONG place :cry:
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL Looney Tunes director Chuck Jones did not like the movie "Space Jam." When he was invited to speak at a dinner at Warner Bros. he gave his honest opinion. He was not allowed to finish and was escorted out by security.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL that the Sperm Whale is the loudest animal on the planet and are so loud that they can vibrate you to death.
  • yukfoo
    yukfoo Posts: 871 Member
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    Muhammad (& variations) is the most common name on earth.
  • mling84
    mling84 Posts: 35 Member
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    TIL that taking time to write out my action plans for work improvement is way more efficient than making mental notes for me
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL Hawaiian pizza was invented in Canada by a Greek immigrant, who was inspired by Chinese food to put a South American ingredient on an Italian dish, that went on to be most popular in Australia.

  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL it costs less than a dollar to charge your phone all year.
  • epr3996
    epr3996 Posts: 2,719 Member
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    TIL what a Standing Pigeon and a Toy soldier are!
  • Versicolour
    Versicolour Posts: 7,164 Member
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    epr3996 wrote: »
    TIL what a Standing Pigeon and a Toy soldier are!

    Me too. Or one of them at least
  • St4rFire
    St4rFire Posts: 236 Member
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    I should probably use the desktop version of MFP more, there's a collection of attractive people on my friend's list and I didn't even know it. 😃
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL: In 1971, Nike paid a college student $35 for the "swoosh" logo she designed.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    TIL that broccoli is a human innovation and a man-made food, being a result of the selective breeding of wild cabbage plants started around the 6th century BC.
  • empresssue
    empresssue Posts: 2,977 Member
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    TIL what snowballing means in the Urban Dictionary. Thanks @Tenebrous_D :neutral:
  • RastaLousGirl
    RastaLousGirl Posts: 2,119 Member
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    Sweetnsimpleblond wrote: »
    TIL that box turtles get their name because they can close up their shell like a box due to a hinged lower shell.

    I did not know this. But, I feel as if I should have.. It all makes sense.

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