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TIL that the United States tax code is four times longer than Shakespeare’s complete works

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oRWxK TIL that John A Phillips, in 1976, when he was a student at Princeton, made an essay about a model of a nuclear bomb he designed. This bomb would cost only 2000$ to build, so the fbi confiscated his essay. He was the only One of the class Who managed to get an A.
wZYM TIL The inspiration for Beavis was a straight A Student who had a similar laugh. He would laugh at everything his extremely hot teacher would say while biting his lip, and scribbling on paper.
Ly7d TIL: San Francisco ban helmet cams after they capture firefighters running over Asiana crash victim
b9YAQ TIL the iconic "Make Love, Not War " anti-Vietnam war poster was created by Wilfred Weisser a globe-trotting hippie from Germany, living in San Francisco in the mid-'60s. He then disappeared and has never collected a single cent in copyright royalties.
Wk044 TIL That Toy Story 2 was accidentally deleted, and only revived cuz a mom worked from home a lot so had a backup.