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TIL the US State Department charges a fee of $2,350 to any individual who wishes to renounce his or her American citizenship.

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ANNog TIL of a type of ant called a "gamergate". It is a worker ant that can lay eggs and reproduce (unlike typical worker ants which are sterile), and some species of ants have completely replaced queens with gamergates.
wod0M TIL the phrase "Merry Christmas" become popular due to Charles Dickins "A Christmas Carol"
oR17 TIL that the term “Bus” is short for “Omnibus,” which was actually a reference to “Omnes Omnibus,” which was the name of the hatter shop located next to the first bus station, which was in turn a Latin pun on the name of the owner, Omnès.
Lamp TIL Beethoven was once challenged to an improvisation contest by a famous pianist named Daniel Steibelt, Beethoven took the piece Steibelt’s music was written on, turned it upside down, played it, then improvised on that and mocked Daniel through his own music. Daniel left halfway through.
ymdJ TIL that Cuttlefish are one of the only animals besides humans to go into REM sleep. Not only that, but they flash random colors as they do it.