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TIL The US could make 71 Billion a year just by taxing churches

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DQ9P TIL the income gap between the US and Mexico is the largest of any two adjacent countries in the world
9wMLm TIL: On 9 Nov, 1989, the Berlin Wall, that separated East and West Berlin since 1961, was opened after the East German government announced relaxed travel regulations. Thousands of people from both sides gathered at the wall, and the event marked a pivotal moment in the reunification of Germany.
5VPr8 TIL: The US Secret Service uses Elements of the Russian "Systema" martial art techniques.
R0Ja TIL a woman lost her wedding ring, went to the extent of de-tiling her floor to find it. 16 years later while gardening, she pulled a carrot out of the ground and found the ring perfectly around it.
AonB TIL that Ricky Gervais rose to fame in the phillipines in the 80’s as a pop star in the british New Wave group Seona Dancing