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TIL grain buyers are not required to issue 1099s to farmers for most sales.

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xVm65 TIL that bananas are curved because they grow towards sun light and curl when they become too heavy.
X05aP TIL L/CPL Roy M. Wheat, A US Marine was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic action that occured on August 11, 1967 in Vietnam when he dived on an exploding mine in a jungle in Quang Nam Province, saving 2 fellow Marines from injury and certain death. He was 20 years old.
Q5re TIL that in Ancient Rome a slave would continuously whisper ‘Remember you are mortal’ in the ears of victorious generals as they were paraded through the streets after coming home, triumphant, from battle.
BrynL TIL of 'elysis', a new smelting process for aluminum that releases oxygen instead of carbon dioxide. This new production process both cuts operating costs by 15% and increases production by 15%. Apple has invested $11 million in the venture behind it and is offering technical support.
VMPRD TIL to film the scenes of the audience watching the "Ass Movie" in Idiocracy (2006), a theater was rented and extras were paid to watch a buttocks on the screen, which garnered genuine laughter--making Mike Judge consider his own film a waste of time.