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TIL The IRS has a contingency plan in the event of nuclear war to continue collecting taxes

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mxZoY TIL the notoriously austere and disciplined Spartan King Agesilaus was once caught by a friend riding a stick horsie while playing with his kids. The King begged his friend not to tell anyone, saying he'd understand once he had kids of his own.
96yr TIL Little Tikes, red and yellow Cozy Coupe toy car reached 6 million units in sales by its 25th anniversary in 2004, and was called the “world’s best-selling car for much of this decade” by The New York Times in 1998, outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus.
NXXEM TIL some experts believe Stonehenge was designed to line up perfectly with the sunrise on the summer solstice (21st June) as a symbol of fertility. The outer 'male' stone casts a phallic shadow that penetrates the inner stone circle and hits the recumbent ‘female’ altar stone.
pYPKp TIL, at age 39, that staplers have different settings to fold the staples either inwards or outwards
9Jm7 TIL Ex-Beatle George Harrison was forced against his will to sign a guitar for his cancer doctor as he lay dying. He also broke Harrison’s confidentiality agreement by announcing he was in cancer treatment. He was later convicted of malpractice in 20 other cases.