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TIL that chocolate was classified as “candy” under the Revenue Acts of 1918 and 1921, and so it was taxed as such. Hershey’s sued to recover about $8,000,000 in taxes by arguing it was “food”, and so had been wrongly taxed. The Supreme Court ruled it was “candy”.
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TIL that the blind/visually impaired and those with motor issues qualify for the entire library of Congress audiobook and braille collection for free. You don't have to be completely blind qualify, you just have to have the backing of a qualified professional and demonstrate proficient need.
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TIL Due to Galileo's training in Renaissance art and an understanding of chiaroscuro (a technique for shading light and dark) he quickly understood that the moon shadows he was seeing were actually mountains and craters. From his sketches, he made estimates of their heights and depths