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TIL from 1987 to 2008, corporations paid an average of 22.5% in U.S. taxes. Since the recession, this has dropped to 10% – even though their profits have doubled in less than ten years.

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YpY0x TIL Gravity ISN'T a force, as we can't distinguish between being still, moving at constant speed or falling (as all objects fall at the same speed when there aren't other involucrase forces). This is called the Equivalence principle. Here you can see some information about it:
newYW TIL Jeff Lynne wrote ELO's "Evil Woman" in thirty minutes as album filler. The song ended up being a hit single, reaching the Top 10 in both the UK and the USA.
D1Q1J TIL the terms 'well-rounded', 'high-brow', 'low-brow' and 'shrink' actually come from phrenology and scientific racism.
VMNEZ TIL the YouTube music video for Jamrioquai's Virtual Insanity is over 10 years old
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