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TIL Wolverine wasn't revealed to have bone under his metal claws until the 90s

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jN68E TIL Tax resistance has probably existed ever since rulers began imposing taxes on their subjects, evenbefore 1500 A.D. Tax resistance played a significant role in the collapse of several empires, including the Egyptian, Roman, Spanish, and Aztec
9wDX7 TIL that ancient Singapore Stone was written in an unknown language, and may never be deciphered.
avdA TIL Abe Lincoln once threw a man by the “neck and seat of his pants” for attacking a supporter during his first speech for Illinois General Assembly.
wL15J TIL the famous Kink.com building was built in 1912 as a stronghold/armory for the National Guard. During their ownership, it was also used as a sports venue. When the NG left, it was unused for 30 years but was used for internal spaceship scenes in "The Empire Strikes Back"
Lwwv TIL that China is implementing a game-like scoring system that ranks all citizens’ levels of “patriotism,” rewards those that agree with the party, and punishes people for interacting with low-scoring citizens