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TIL license plates in DC say “Taxation without Representation” to highlight the fact that they pay federal income tax but do not have any seats in Congress

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0D6L TIL Israel is the only country in the world to have a net gain of trees in the last 100 years
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neaE9 TIL that the Chinese and Jewish peoples have traditionally deeply admired and respected each other for centuries, based in their trade interactions and shared familial and cultural values of hard work.