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TIL the IRS has instructions for employees on how to collect taxes after a nuclear war

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rN4n1 TIL of Truganini, who was long considered to have been the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigine, and who lived and died during the brutal colonisation of her land. Her dying wish for her ashes to be scattered in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel was finally honoured in 1976, 100 years after her death.
E1oZo TIL that the optimal nap time is 7-8 hours after wake up time (early / mid-afternoon depending on when you wake up), for 20-45 min (to prevent sleep onset issues). Longer naps should be taken earlier in the day if you are trying to catch up on sleep debt.
x6P6k TIL about Tangier Island, a community of ~500 off the coast of Virginia that live on a sinking island and speak a unique form of Old English
9wdAX TIL that approx. half a second of the first prime time, lesbian kiss on British TV was included in the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, and broadcast to 76 countries where homosexuality is a crime
a8eRM TIL 350 languages are spoken within the United States