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TIL that the British royal family costs the average UK taxpayer less than $1 per year.

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BG1x TIL the original candidate for DC Comics’ first headlining black superhero was Black Bomber, a white racist who turned into a black superhero under stress. He was described by historian Don Markstein as “an insult to practically everybody with any point of view at all.”
4XYdN TIL You're supposed to report bribe income, theft income or income from any illegal activities to the IRS.
W7kZ9 TIL of the Herald of Free Enterprise, a ferry boat that capsized off the Belgian coast in 1987, killing 193 passengers total.
mQdE TIL The white paint for the White House is made by the same German company that also makes the paint for Buckingham Palace
1654d TIL The scene in Spider-Man (2002) where Peter Parker catches Mary Jane’s tray in the school cafeteria does not have any CGI. The whole thing was actually done by Tobey Maguire himself. It took him 156 takes to get it perfectly.