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TIL that ransom payments made to kidnappers to secure the release of your kidnapped child are tax-deductible in the US.

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XBdP TIL Surviving an airplane crash is extremely common. A study detailing all airplane crashes between 1983 and 2000 showed 95.7% of all people involved survived. Even in the most devastating cases, the survival rate was 76.6%.
J1Jxk TIL A woman was killed by an alligator after accidentally falling in the pond while gardening
Ok5a TIL a Miami Gardens store owner sued the city for harassment by police. One of his employees has been stopped and questioned 258 times in 4 years and arrested 62 times for “trespassing” at the store during his shift.
WkxlX TIL We've contaminated the ocean to the point there's plastic in the sea salt we use on our food...
gMQoW TIL turtle can outrun a crocodile