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TIL; The IRS was supposed to be a temporary measure. Its only period of suspension to date has been 1872-1894.

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Z8JP4 TIL Marie Skłodowska Curie changed the world not once but twice. She founded the new science of radioactivity – even the word was invented by her – and her discoveries launched effective cures for cancer. She is the 1st woman to win a Nobel Prize, and 1st person to win a second Nobel prize.
nWr67 TIL - Due to bank erosion from river advancement and limited funds, Afghanistan had to resort to using discarded Soviet tanks for "bank armoring" to prevent land loss
P8jg TIL that in response to the United States buying the Philippines from Spain for $20 million, Andrew Carnegie personally offered $20 million to the Philippines so that the Filipino people could buy their independence back from the United States.
WD58 TIL each dollar spent on prison education reduces incarceration costs by $4 to $5 during the first three years after a prisoner is released.
6mVm TIL the Philadelphia Phillies’ triple-A team, the Iron Pigs, has an award-winning urinal video game. It’s point and shoot.