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0kmR TIL that John Adams (2nd US President) and Thomas Jefferson (3rd US President), both signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the same day: Independence Day, July 4th, 1826.
wLX46 TIL: The IRS uses two 58 year old computer systems for its Individual and Business Master Files, and they are written in assembly code, with data stored on tapes. The Individual Master File is the source where taxpayer accounts are updated, taxes are assessed, and refunds are generated.
oOK TIL that in 2009, a Guatemalan committed suicide by taking out a contract on himself using a hitman. He hoped this would help overthrow the current government and save the country.
Y7XVr TIL that the 727 (N467US) that was hijacked by DB Cooper in 1971 was later sold in 1984 and wound up being used for JANET flights from Las Vegas to Tonopah and Area 51 during the testing and production of the F117A Nighthawk program.
j6LRn TIL that Jaguar used to be called 'SS Cars', had a logo with an aggressive 'SS' in an eagle form, and advertised with slogans like ‘Wait… the SS is coming’.