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TIL the US is seeking a new law requiring foreign institutions to report all assets owned by Americans which has lead to more people renouncing their citizenship in the last quarter of 2013 than the entire years of 2006-2009 combined.

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d8dxK TIL the Eagle lunar ascent stage from Apollo 11 may still be orbiting the Moon.
xVMw7 TIL in 2013 a Toyota Auris Hybrid was the first car in decades of testing to complete the Auto Motor und Sport 100k km long term reliability test without any defects outside normal wear items.
Eg0VX TIL in the 1880s-90s, the US Commission on Fisheries bred goldfish in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, and any locals who sent a request through a member of Congress would receive one, along with a glass globe to keep it in
BYpk TIL Numerous people have been killed singing the Frank Sinatra song “My Way” in karaoke bars in the Philippines. The news media has recorded at least half a dozen “My Way Killings” in the last decade, and many bars have removed the song from their playbooks.
LkmvV TIL how Smart Water gets its name. Little known fact, but once waters are captured from the wild, they are subject to an IQ test. The better performing waters get dubbed "smart".