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TIL that Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, a native of Brazil, renounced his US citizenship to avoid paying $700 million in taxes

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Xr4P TIL that in 1984 the lead singer of Motley Crue got drunk, killed a man, admitted to it, and got 30 days in jail.
mn6O TIL that Richard Dean Anderson was made an honorary Air Force Brigadier General for his role as Jack O'Neil on Stargate SG-1.
97gG TIL that since 2011 we have reduced the US Military by 946,364 people.
gMg0W TIL that Jack O’Lanterns originated in Irish folklore from the Legend of "Stingy Jack", who invited the Devil to have a drink with him.
gpVD TIL that despite supporting one of the highest human population densities, Japan is the first developed country with the highest percentage (74%) of forest-covered land. Japan’s forest management policy began over four centuries ago.