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TIL that only about 1% out of 1.25 billion people in India pay taxes

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0pXA TIL That the Beastie Boys first album was hardcore punk rock, and that after Mike D appeared on stage with a VW emblem attached to a large chain worn as a necklace, it started a rash of thefts of VW hood ornaments because of fans trying to emulate him.
vPwbR TIL that a study shows wearing a mask decreased the quality of chess players’ decisions—a measure of their cognitive performance. However, the disruptive effect of masks is relatively short-lived, gradually weakening so that there is no measurable disadvantage after roughly 4 hours of play.
GYwoE TIL of Kinsley a small town in Kansas that's 1,561 miles (2,512 km) away from both New York City and San Francisco
d1yQ TIL that the refrain “when one door closes, another opens" is actually an Alexander Graham Bell quote which he followed by saying “but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
8agXP TIL Jason wasn’t planned to appear in the original Friday the 13th screenplay. Makeup designer Tom Savini had the idea to have Jason appear at the end because he had just seen Carrie and thought the movie needed a “chair jumper.”