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TIL the IRS has details on the tax filing process in the event of a kidnapping of the qualifying dependent.

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kOVJE TIL that Dwight Eisenhower once wrote that the five most important vehicles used to win WWII were the jeep, the bulldozer, the 2.5 ton truck, the DUKW amphibious car, and the C-47 transport plane, none of which are designed for combat.
PAwg TIL in 2005, Roy E. Disney ousted then CEO Micheal Eisner for being timid in the theme park business, neglecting animation studios, fracturing relations with Pixar, instilling corporate mentality among employees, and turning Disney into a “rapacious, soul-less” conglomerate.
d8mD9 TIL originally, porcelain shipped from China to Europe was packed in tea to prevent breakages. By the late 18th century the demand for tea had grown so dramatically that instead, porcelain was shipped with tea to act as ballast
4LGo TIL when reviewing the 1948 movie “Isn’t it Romantic,” reviewer Leonard Maltin simply replied “No” which is the shortest review ever given to a motion picture
rNRM1 TIL of sacrificial anodes. They are normally Zinc blocks that are attached to a ships hull. They have a more anodic, i.e. less noble, potential than steel when immersed in sea water, so they corrode away instead of the ships hull it is attached to. Once worn they can then be replaced.