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TIL workers bear 70 percent of the corporate tax burden.

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KODGG TIL that after the Rosenhan experiment revealed how poorly psych hospitals diagnosed patients, an angry hospital told Rosenhaan to send fake patients, who they'd identify. He agreed, and over a few weeks the hospital concluded 41 of 250 new patients were sent by Rosenhan. He really hadn't sent any.
OZm4 TIL all of Maine utilizes one area code, except for only four residents in a tiny hamlet on the border of Quebec.
4kEmw TIL researchers recently discovered an Obsidian handaxe-making workshop from 1.2 million years ago in the Awash valley in Ethiopia
oBZ98 TIL a teletubby toy was recalled in the late 90s for calling kids "faggot" and telling them to "bite my butt"
yQM1J TIL that after his success in Terminator 2, Edward Furlong, 15 and his former stand-in and tutor, 28 year old Jacqueline Domac, began a relationship that lasted for a few years. His guardian, Sean Furlong filed a complaint against Domac, but was unsuccessful