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TIL that Tibetans have a gene mutation that may represent the strongest instance of documented evolution in humans.

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7raZM TIL the world's tallest man (Bao Xishun, 7' 9") once saved the lives of two dolphins by reaching into their stomachs to remove plastic shards.
9YbQ6 TIL during the lead-up to the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, tearing it down and replacing it with a fiberglass replica was considered.
J1LXQ TIL that the GRAMMY award winning song “A Boy Named Sue” performed by Johnny Cash, was written by “The Giving Tree” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends” author, Shel Silverstein.
W7RZo TIL that the typical tax evader in the U.S. is a male under the age of 50 in a high tax bracket and with a complicated return, and the most common means of tax evasion is the overstatement of charitable contributions, particularly church donations.
GPMJ TIL that McDonald’s faced controversy when they opened their first stores in the U.K. Applicants were asked if they wished to contribute money to an I.R.A. McDonald’s was referring to an Individual Retirement Account, but the public assumed they meant the Irish Republican Army.