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TIL that you have to report illegally earned money to the IRS. Illegally earned money reported to the IRS is protected under the 5th amendment.

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yxra TIL: The Mr Bean theme song translated is “behold the man who is a bean”. Ecce homo qui est faba.
XEmLE TIL pill bugs aka Roly polies aren't insects. They are terrestrial crustaceans and they are edible; they taste similar to shrimps.
B5dk TIL Dippin’ Dots are not widely avaliable because they require storage at -40 F, which is too cold for the average freezer.
mxoxE TIL that in 1897, Indiana nearly passed a bill claiming Pi equals 3.2 exactly. The bill would have passed the Senate, but a Mathematics professor happened to be present that day.
mmRY TIL The US Government produced $2.10 pistol called the FP-45 Liberator in 1942 ($30 in 2013) to be used by resistance fighters during WWII in Europe. 500,000 were produced and are considered very collectible today.