Things I learned lately 9 July

• There's a Seinfeld Lego set coming featuring Jerry's apartment. And yes, Superman is on the fridge.
  
  
  
• Trials between 2015 and 2019 in Iceland in which workers were paid the same money to work 4 days per week instead of 5 were such an "overwhelming success" that unions renegotiated, and now 86% of Iceland's workforce have either moved to shorter hours for the same pay, or will gain the right to. Workers reported feeling less stressed and at risk of burnout with improved health and work-life balance, more time to spend with their families, do hobbies and complete household chores. Spain is piloting a four day working week in part due to the challenges of coronavirus. Consumer goods giant Unilever is giving staff in New Zealand a chance to cut their hours by 20% without hurting their pay in a trial.
• Philadelphia cream cheese was invented in New York, and was never produced in Philadelphia. In the 1880s it was known as a marketing trick, because Philadelphia was known for high quality dairy products.
• The earliest T-shirt dates back to around 1904, when the Cooper Underwear Company ran a magazine ad announcing a new product for bachelors. In the "before" photo, a man averts his eyes from the camera as if embarrassed; he has lost all the buttons on his undershirt and has safety-pinned its flaps together. In the "after" photo, a virile gentleman sports a handlebar mustache, smokes a cigar and wears a "bachelor undershirt" stretchy enough to be pulled over the head. "No safety pins — no buttons — no needle — no thread", ran the slogan aimed at men with no wives who lacked sewing skills.
• Los Angeles used to have an alligator farm where visitors could pay to hang out with trained gators.   https://www.considerable.com/entertainment/retronaut/los-angeles-alligator-farm/
• The Sydney Opera House has a 12 level underground parking lot underneath.
• If you're going to pay cash for a car, mentioning it up front puts you at a disadvantage on price. They make a lot of money on the financing and are more willing to discount the sell price if they assume you'll be getting a loan through them.