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TIL That the IRS requires you to report income from illegal activities, and pay taxes on it

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DYXJ TIL that no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
jLAn TIL the Wu-Tang Clan released a fighting game for the Playstation. The game was notable for being one of the first to allow four players to fight on the same screen.
WMnB TIL that punchcards were used to ‘program’ looms to weave elaborate textiles in 1725.
lo5Gr TIL 95 species of frog have group sex where the males turn bright yellow
VMPap TIL in 1816, 147 shipwrecked Frenchman were stuck adrift on a makeshift raft when their captain cut the rope towing them. It took only 3 days for them to resort to cannibalism & only 15 survived to be rescued after 13 days. The aristocrat captain hadn't sailed in 20 yrs & it was 100% avoidable.