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TIL: The IRS could automatically file your taxes for you, but tax preparation companies (Intuit, Turbotax) lobbied against its use

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kJ8O1 TIL it snows in Hawaii
B6ek TIL the Back To The Future producers regretted ending the first film with Jennifer in the car, because it required them to come up with a story that fit her in rather than a whole new adventure
x6O4k TIL that during World War II, a hippo named Belle survived the Siege of Leningrad thanks to her caretaker, Yevdokia Dashina. With the city’s water cut off, Belle’s pool dried up, and Dashina carried 40 liters of water daily from the Neva River to keep the hippo alive.
nDNr TIL that the Hope diamond glows a brilliant red for several minutes after being exposed to UV light.
en6k TIL that Siri sends every question you ask to a database in North Carolina, IBM in fact outlaws Siri for fear of loose lips