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TIL Donald Trump proposed a one-time wealth tax of 14.24% on individuals worth $10 million or more. Trump calculated that this would generate $5.7 trillion in new taxes, which could be used to eliminate the national debt, but understood no conventional politician would ever have the guts to do it.

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Y7VeZ TIL about Farm herd Casper, who faced off 11 coyotes and killed 8 of them. He was missing for two days right after which they believed he was tracking the remaining coyotes and finishing the job. His vet sad was lucky to be alive and his owner said he will have him retire from herding.
9Y1kB TIL The real meaning of "You Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too".
nePar TIL the US Air Force accidentally dropped an atomic bomb from a plane on a South Carolina family's backyard in 1958. Luckily, the bomb wasn't fully functional and the only casualties were a flock of chickens.
Z0xv TIL to protest the outrageous overcharging of Australian fans, NIN’s Trent Reznor stated about his own music “Steal it. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin’.”
jgnR TIL that the long-running UK police show “The Bill” used real police uniforms. When it ended, Scotland Yard bought them back for reissue to officers, and to prevent imposters.