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My partner’s bank put his occupation on the card instead of his name
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Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.


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My partner’s bank put his occupation on the card instead of his name
r/mildlyinteresting - My partner’s bank put his occupation on the card instead of his name





TIL that in the early days of Fed-Ex, there was one time the company couldn't afford the fuel bill for their planes, so the founder took the company's last $5,000 and went to Las Vegas and won $27,000 playing blackjack, and kept the company afloat.


TIL that in 2020, Burger King ran an advertising campaign featuring a picture of a moldy Whopper, to prove that their burgers are made without preservatives. This unconventional advertising method worked, increasing sales by 14% (according to multiple sources.)


TIL Seoul 1988 was the first Olympics to have condoms distributed, with a supply of 8500 with increases ever since. However there is no research evidence that athletes competing in the Olympics would be more likely to seek out casual sex


21-year-old Letsile Tebogo upsets Noah Lyles to win the men's 200 meter final. He becomes first athlete from Botswana to ever win gold medal, and the first African to win gold in the 200 meters
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21-year-old Letsile Tebogo upsets Noah Lyles to win the men's 200 meter final. He becomes first athlete from Botswana to ever win gold medal, and the first African to win gold in the 200 meters
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TIL the Allies fielded thousands of tanks by the end of World War I, a major technological breakthrough. The Germans deployed just 18.
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TIL the mangaka Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon) is married to another famous manga author Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho)
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Serial Child rapist and disgraced Olympic gymnastics doctor is always 'targeted' and in 'danger every day' in prison







TIL George Clooney was asked to play himself in a sketch for the Movie 43 (the gag was that Clooney is bad at picking up women), and Clooney replied "No fucking way."
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