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

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KYlX6 TIL that the Toilet waste is never intentionally jettisoned from an aircraft. All waste is collected in tanks and emptied into toilet waste vehicles. Blue ice is caused by accidental leakage from the waste tank.
oA4E TIL Teddy Roosevelt wore a ring to his inaugural ceremony that was made with hair removed from Abraham Lincoln’s body during his autopsy.
kJxE5 TIL that Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesar’s, quietly paid for Rosa Parks’ rent after learning she had been robbed and assaulted in her home at the age of 81 in 1994. He helped her move to a safer neighborhood and continued to pay her rent until she died in 2005.
9wMZ6 TIL Korea's Gyeongbok Palace’s size is about 60~80% percent of China's Forbidden City but Beijing is about 27 times bigger than Seoul. Almost all the buildings in Gyeongbokgung were destroyed due to Japanese invasion and Korean War, so they were reconstructed later
Z8rKa TIL about the Chinese town of Qiaotou, the 'button capital of the world'. Around 60% of the world's supply of clothing buttons are produced there, as well as 80% of the world's zippers