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TIL the Rosetta Stone, an ancient stone that made it possible to translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics, is tax paperwork.

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adY0 TIL an Iraqi informant single-handedly provided enough testimony about WMD’s between 1999-2001 to help justify the war in Iraq (2003-2011). An investigation in 2005 found he was crazy, out of control, a congenital liar, and an alcoholic. He later admitted he made it all up to be granted asylum.
v1vDR TIL that pope Stephen VI once dug up the body of a previous pope, put it on trial for bribery and rule-breaking and mocked him for being silent in front of the entire vatican. The defendant lost the case.
pJ7p TIL “the annual savings on enforcement and incarceration costs from the legalization of drugs would amount to roughly $41.3 billion, with $25.7 billion being saved among the states and over $15.6 billion accrued for the federal government.”
QJBvM TIL Jackie Chan shot 2900 retakes for just one scene.
6aOW TIL In the 80s, Weird Al turned down $5 million dollars to promote a beer brand, since a lot of his fans were “young and impressionable.”