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TIL The IRS has a plan in its employee handbook how to collect taxes following a nuclear attack

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Wmpo TIL that the United States has not ratified the Rome Statute, that makes Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Crimes of Aggression international crimes.
EVOo TIL that Hershey’s chocolate is flavored with sour-tasting butyric acid, which also gives vomit its aroma. This is why people unaccustomed to American chocolate sometimes compare it to vomit.
BLmD TIL that in 13 states. if you’re arrested for public urination, you must register as a sex offender.
erEk TIL When adjusting for ticket price inflation Gone With The Wind is the all time biggest earning film in the US, grossing $1.6 billion domestically which is over twice as much as Avatar earned.
e8wg TIL coastal water in the Seattle region is caffeinated