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TIL Pakistan sends transgender tax collectors to embarrass those who evade taxes.

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KOmpR TIL about the number of attempts to burn down the Gävle goat, including one where the online webcams keeping watch were attacked by a DoS attack, just before the goat was burnt
E1yW7 TIL Jaws star Robert Shaw rewrote the film's now-famous USS Indianapolis speech. He edited & reordering it, then wrote it into the form it is today. Turning the monologue into something unforgettable.
0wbxv TIL the Beastie Boys have sold 20 million records in the United States, making them the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991
ryZe TIL showing musical instruments on Iranian TV is banned as it’s seen as being at odds with religion. Concerts are often broadcast with pictures of flowers in lieu of the musicians.
PLkJ TIL that Russell Brand was fired from MTV for dressing up like Osama Bin Laden the day after 9/11.