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TIL a tax return check is actually money that the government borrowed from you - interest free.

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MeLDW TIL that Dr. Seuss used to make Unorthodox Taxidermy of his mythical creatures
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8d1K TIL Goldenrod flowers were considered a weed in the United States until the 1980s. They’re made of as much as 12% rubber. Thomas Edison experimented to grow a 12 foot Goldenrod. His friend Henry Ford gifted him a model T made with Goldenrod tires.
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