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TIL that in 1994 a stripper deducted the cost of her breast implants from her taxes. The Tax Court judge approved her deduction because the implants were a stage prop and helped her get more tips.

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m1abE TIL Leontyne Price was the first African American Opera soprano to receive international acclaim for her performances. (And she's 98 years old!)
XE6mk TIL: John Anthony Walker, a US Navy officer who reported secrets to the Soviet Union for 18 years. He got his son involved, and even tried to involve his daughter. He was finally exposed when his ex-wife reported him. When asked about his spying, he said "KMart has better security than the Navy".
16OO TIL that, contrary to depictions in science fiction, the human body can briefly survive in outer space unprotected, and that the human skin doubles in size, more resembling a body builder than a balloon.
N9yJ TIL that Jackie Chan voiced the character of Shang in the Chinese release of the Walt Disney animated feature, Mulan. He also performed the song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”, for the film’s soundtrack.
QNLdd TIL Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was Moon.