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TIL FATCA effectively bans Americans from opening bank accounts abroad

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R7Vl4 TIL that Final Destination (released in 2000) was originally intended to be be an episode of the X-Files
grOwX TIL Harald Hardrada, a claimant to the English throne, fought as a berserker in the Battle of Stamford Bridge
4row TIL Keanu Reeves was so good at being a hockey goalkeeper he was nicknamed ‘The Wall’. He dreamed of playing hockey for Canada but an injury ended his hopes for a career in the sport.
LRKZ TIL The element Phosphorus was discovered in 1669 by a German Alchemist who was trying to make gold out of urine.
MmQm TIL in 2004 a Texas man was put to death for killing his family in an arson attack. The jailhouse snitch admitted he lied, and top scientists/investigators have not been able to find any reason to think the house fire was anything other than a freak accident.