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TIL that it's not free to move out of america and that it costs $2350 to renounce US citizenship and may cost more if you need be tax compliant.

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rRGNy TIL the creater of Ren & Stimpy was fired, in part, because his episodes became too offensive and un-airable for Nickelodeon
grKl7 TIL of the Hundred Horse Chestnut, the largest and oldest chestnut in the world which according to legend was large enough to give shelter to 100 knights and their horses inside its trunk during a storm, hence its name, the girth of the trunk is 57.9 meters (190 ft)
YpKPv TIL that blobfish are actually normal looking fish, but they decompress when you take them out of water
LQv9m TIL of the Illusory Truth Effect which is when people will start to believe a lie if they hear it enough times simply because the "familiarity can over power rationality," causing something familiar to feel right.
KORka TIL Though Dreamworks won't comment, many believe that Shrek was inspired by a French wrestler from the 1930s and '40s named Maurice Tillet.