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TIL: There are over 40 US states that tax Tampons and Pads as “Luxury” goods.

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kWlg TIL that the forbidden fruit was never identified as an apple in the original Hebrew texts.
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ZJZa TIL that in 2013, the CIA publicly acknowledged the existence of Area 51 for the first time.
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