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TIL United States is the only country in the world which applies the same tax regime to all its citizens, regardless of where they live

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x8P1 TIL every baseball used in the MLB since the 1950s has been treated with “rubbing mud” that is gathered from a secret location by the Bintliff family. The mud is used to help remove the slick finish on the ball and give the pitcher more grip.
e64 TIL Fetuses masturbate [NSFW]
Ypa9v TIL that the Vikings would hunt narwhals for their “horns” (which are actually teeth) and sell them to clueless European traders as “unicorn horns,” which were thought to have magical properties.
6901Y Today I learned that Nevada is the most centralized American state, with 73% of all Nevadans living in Clark County
X0oYQ TIL in 2019 a Brazilian drug trafficker serving a 73 yr sentence tried to escape from prison by disguising himself as his teenage daughter who was visiting. His plan was to leave her behind in his place but his nervousness as he approached the exit tipped off the guards.He hung himself 3 days later.