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TIL that in 2013 Washington state gave Boeing an $8.7b tax break to "maintain and grow its workforce within the state" - the largest tax break in history. Boeing then cut its workforce in the state by 15%

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OoNjg TIL that in 2003, a Boeing 727 in Angola was stolen and no trace of the plane or the two people in it were ever found despite investigations by the FBI and CIA.
e0j5k TIL Betta fish are very intelligent. They have been known to be able to recognize their owners. There are even some Betta fish that can do tricks like pushing a tiny ball through a ring using their nose. This is something that most fish are incapable of.
dEWj TIL that during the construction of Coors Field (a baseball stadium in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies) a number of dinosaur fossils were found, most notably a 7-foot triceratops skull. This is why their mascot “Dinger” is a triceratops.
wowNY TIL in 2000 a middle school student was ordered to pay his teacher $500,000 after creating a hate site about her that included a photo of her transforming into Adolf Hitler
745p TIL When Willie Nelson’s assets were auctioned by the IRS, fans bought the items and gave them back to Willie