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TIL that Qantas transported a jet engine on a 747

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M7ja7 TIL in the US, the top marginal tax rate reached its peak of 94% in 1944 for taxable incomes exceeding $200,000 (equivalent to approximately $2.5 million today). This rate remained above 70% until the 70s
9A9G TIL in 1974 a man named Philippe Petit snuck into the World Trade Center, strung cable between the towers and proceeded to dance on his tightrope a quarter of a mile in the air with no safety equipment.
wBRW TIL “Jacuzzi” is actually a brand of hot tubs, and people use it the same way Q-tips are used for cotton swabs
8eAOX TIL that the bees of the British Royal Family were informed of the Queen’s death and their hives were adorned with black ribbons, following old traditions of informing bees about change of ownership
OomAg TIL That under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is explicitly illegal in Britain to use a machine gun to kill a hedgehog.