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TIL that in 2016 one ultra rich individual moved from New Jersey to Florida and put the entire state budget of New Jersey at risk due to no longer paying state taxes

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p8Adb TIL Studies have shown that babies begin to cry silently in the womb at as early as 28 weeks, the findings where stumbled upon while researching the effects of tobacco and cocaine on pregnancy for another purpose.
OoMOa TIL that during WWI, London was protected by massive lengths of steel cables suspended from observation balloons to guard against air raids. These "balloon aprons" forced pilots to fly above their range or too low to avoid AA fire.
e9Z5 TIL Cows sometimes hide their calves from the farmer, they remember that previous ones were taken away.
woGGW TIL that during the United States occupation of Haiti in 1914, the equivalent of over $14m in today’s money in gold assets, were seized from Haiti and transferred to National City Bank in New York.
ZElG TIL: 51% of American households pay no income tax