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TIL over 80% of the losses by Bernie Madoff's victims were recovered.

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jQAR TIL The Gas Guzzler Tax (US) was introduced in 1978 to discourage the production and purchase of fuel-inefficient vehicles. Disregarding the shift towards SUVs and pickups, it still only applies to cars.
XEbDQ TIL a prominent Russian editor panned one of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s early novellas saying “Dostoevsky is finished. He will no longer write anything important.” His next major work would be Crime and Punishment.
neZE9 TIL The human tongue is structurally similar to an octopus' tentacle or an elephant's trunk and because of its muscle redundancy, it never gets tired.
X0nbR TIL the submachinegun the Australian forces used during WW2 was designed by a 16 year old boy in 1931. During the gun's life, its reliability earned it the nickname "Digger's Darling" by Australian troops. It remained a standard weapon of the Australian Army until 1971.
0dbo1 TIL that "Iran" and "Ireland" both translate to "Land of the Aryans".