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TIL that ExxonMobil includes the taxes YOU pay at the gas pump AND employee payroll taxes in their PR about how much they pay in taxes.

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9wdLr TIL that for males, the human body is mostly around 60% water, and for females with naturally lower muscle density and more fat, can be as low as 55%
GN8g TIL that liquid helium has zero viscosity and can flow through microscopic holes and up walls against gravity
Epx0 TIL that it became illegal to sell ice-cream sodas on a Sunday in the American town of Evanston during the late 19th century. To get around the problem some traders replaced the soda with syrup and called the dessert an “Ice Cream Sunday.” Today, we cherish them as “Sundaes”.
N70Ee TIL of Inmate Kevin Pullum, who escaped Twin Towers Correctional Facility by walking out of an employee exit 2 hours after being convicted of attempted murder. He used a newspaper photograph of actor Eddie Murphy to alter an identification badge.
5YYM9 TIL Japanese police use futons, not guns. They roll up criminals like a burrito and carry them to the station to calm them down.