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TIL that in the US from 1951 to 1963, the rate of tax for the highest earners was 91-92%.

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JYddm TIL that "I Want to Break Free", a song by the British rock band Queen, known for its music video for which all the band members dressed in women's clothes which parodied the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was considered controversial in the United States and banned by MTV.
6O67 TIL that the famous McDonalds spilt coffee lawsuit actually makes sense. The coffee being served was nearly 200 degrees and gave the 79 year old woman third degree burns.
wRX7 TIL After Captain Sullenberger’s heroic Miracle on the Hudson, NYC officials captured and gassed 1,235 Canada geese in an effort to prevent similar incidents.
N7JVM TIL that the National Symbol for France is the Chicken, which also serves as the country's unofficial mascot
kw6E TIL that Paul Newman, voicing Doc Hudson in the Cars movie, died before Cars 2 and therefore Pixar included that Doc Hudson died before Cars 2 takes place.