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Early Addition: Someone Designed An Uncomfortable Toilet To 'Improve Employee Productivity'
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Early Addition: Someone Designed An Uncomfortable Toilet To 'Improve Employee Productivity'


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Published Dec 18, 2019


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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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