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TIL Bill Watterson, Creator of Calvin and Hobbes, stashed autographed copies at his local book store

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4kD06 TIL of the complicated I Dig It tax loophole. It's an intentionally defective grantor trust, or IDGT, for short and allows for someone to decrease their estate with no gift or transfer tax consequences. The IRS has never blessed the loophole but it says its powerless to stop it.
4GpJ TIL in 1960 a Russian man with a bomb tried to hijack Trans Australia Flight 408. The co-pilot punched him in the face and ripped the wires off the bomb saving everyone on board.
j6RVX TIL that Sir Edward Elgar, composer of, "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1," more commonly known as "The Graduation Song" never actually finished school himself. He only received general education until the age of fifteen. Meanwhile, most of his musical talent came from self-teaching and study.
KOEnw TIL that the red , blue and white rotating sign outside US Barber shops actually symbolizes Blood, Veins and Bandages dating back to when barbers used to do surgical tasks as well.
9YQyX TIL: Sarah McLachlan was once sued by an obsessed fan because she used one of his delusional letters as the basis for her hit song "Possession." He committed suicide before it went to court.