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TIL that those companies advertising, “settle your IRS debt for pennies on the dollar” are basically charging you a fee to fill out a form to apply for a government program they hope you don’t know about.

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oBO4A TIL that the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering Ancient Egyptian, was found in 1799 during the French military expedition to Egypt, by a French Army engineer captain named Pierre-Francois Bouchard. Bouchard had been part of a unit tasked with restoring an old fort, where he spotted the slab.
N7PnP TIL that in 1989, President Bush sent troops to Panama to capture the dictator Manuel Noriega. But because he has fled to The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, the troops couldn't get in. So they surrounded the place, and blasted Rock n' Roll music for days until he gave up.
Yp96Z TIL former Beatles member George Harrison released a song titled "Here Comes the Moon" as an unofficial sequel to the famous "Here Comes The Sun". He was on a trip in Hawaii watching a beautiful sunset when he turned around and was left in awe of the mesmerizing moon appearing in the night sky.
1aNW7 TIL In the 1991 'The Simpsons' episode 'Stark Raving Dad', Michael Jackson played Leon Kompowsky, but, stipulated that he would go uncredited and his singing performance would be performed by a sound alike chosen by Michael.
697mW TIL I learned you can have Down syndrome and Tourette and autism at the same time and it happened. You can also have alzheimer and parkinson because both affect different part of the brain. You could then have down syndrome tourette autism alzheimer and parkinson at the same time, that would be wild