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TIL that the morning after the Titanic sank, a man on a nearby vessel who was unaware of the sinking photographed an iceberg with a red streak he suspected to be paint from a ship. For years the law firm for White Star Line, the Titanic’s owner, had the original displayed in their office.

by whatilearned May 19, 2023, 11:12 am

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TIL that the prestige in holding the Blue Riband for the highest average speed in crossing the Atlantic, was such that the British government gave the shipping firm Cunard a £2.5 million loan to help take the title back from Germany, which Cunard did.

by whatilearned March 21, 2023, 11:21 pm

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A young businessman had just started his own firm.

by cringeyjokesman March 1, 2023, 4:02 am

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Mario’s tight firm little asshole

by CopyPastaArchive February 19, 2023, 6:47 am

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TIL: That studies are concluding with a firm belief that the African continent is splitting in two.

by whatilearned February 13, 2023, 9:34 pm

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Mattress firm employees of Reddit, when was the last time you saw a customer?

by QuestionGuy January 6, 2023, 1:36 am

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TIL the Bertelsmann Family – who’s private firm Fremantle distributes hit shows such as American Idol and Schtisel – “thrived” financially under Nazi Germany

by whatilearned December 24, 2022, 11:34 am

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TIL: British-based firm Reckitt Benckiser admitted in 2016 that it sold a humidifier disinfectant that killed about 100 people in South Korea. They withdrew their product after South Korean authorities suggested a link between chemicals to sterilise humidifiers and lung conditions in 2011.

by whatilearned December 23, 2022, 11:04 am

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TIL Nirvana chose to cover multiple obscure songs from largely unknown bands for their MTV Unplugged session. Producers pushed back, demanding they do more of their own major hits. Cobain stood firm. The band filmed all 14 songs in a single take. Its considered one of the greatest live albums

by whatilearned November 8, 2022, 4:13 pm

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TIL as punishment for not meeting their expectations or quotas, a tech firm based out of Zhengzhou, China made their employees eat raw eggs as punishment. Apparently, employees who did not want to consume the eggs could opt to swallow a whole tube of mustard instead.

by whatilearned October 31, 2022, 8:07 am

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TIL An American firm wrote to the Beatles asking if they could market the Beatles’ bath water at a dollar a bottle. They refused the offer.

by whatilearned October 14, 2022, 5:48 am

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TIL about Evangelical pastor Douglas Wilson and Christ Church, the Church That Preaches ‘Wives Need to Be Led with a Firm Hand’

by whatilearned September 27, 2022, 6:50 am

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