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TIL that billionaires can avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes by starting companies in specific census tracts

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1aQLd TIL that consoles are sold at a loss that they make up for through peripherals and licenses
grrY7 TIL that the Latin word for sheath/scabbard is “vagina.” So whoever came up with the English word for “vagina” was making a dick joke about sheathing a sword.
X059Q TIL “☪️OE✡️IS✝️” was designed by a Piotr Mlodozeniec for a contest held by an art museum in Jerusalem. The design gained popularity when Indians students trademarked it and sold it on shirts. Their legal team then reached out to Mlodozeniec for permission to use it so they could sue a competitor.
OoMBR TIL CEO of AMD is the niece of Nvdia's CEO
loNQa TIL there's an island in Scotland owned by Tibetan Buddhists because the previous owner had a dream in which the Virgin Mary told her to give it to them.