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TIL that if you report a tax cheat to the IRS you’ll be paid a minimum of 15% of the amount owed

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JYn4v TIL That on September 11th, 1973, Salvador Allende, the first Marxist to be democratically elected to President of Chile, was overthown in a CIA-backed military coup; a 17 year-long US-backed military junta led by Augusto Pinochet followed, in which thousands of dissidents were persecuted.
P106G TIL that animals experience time differently than us based on their CFF (critical flicker fusion frequency). For example Dogs experience time about 33% slower than people
neMGo TIL in 1955 a Plymouth owner had her 10-day-old car suddenly veer off into a wall while she was driving. The dealer refused to pay for repairs, claiming that the warranty only covered repairing defective parts, not the damages caused by them. However, they got sued and lost the case.
d8jGK TIL Harry Melling (Dudley from Harry Potter) lost so much weight before the filming of The Deathly Hallows that he had to wear a fat suit
8eBJb TIL that Dolphins use coral as medicine. Researchers observe that dolphins in a pod in the Red Sea regularly rub against certain corals and sponges, perhaps to sooth their skin by prompting the invertebrates to release mucus that contains antimicrobial compounds.