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921

8.4% of the revenue of Tuvalu's government comes from the sale of .tv internet domain names.

922

In 1838, the governor of Missouri signed an executive order which said "the Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the state if necessary for the public peace". Although there is no evidence of any Mormons being killed as a result of this order, over 15,000 were forced to flee to Illinois.

923

Henry Ford ran for the U.S. Senate in 1918, losing by a slim margin of 1.7%. He probably would have won if he had tried a bit harder. At one point he said: "If they want to elect me let them do so, but I won't make a penny's investment".

924

The bordering cities of North Sioux City, Sioux City, and South Sioux City are in three different states.

925

There is a proposal to give people a $100,000 tax credit for donating their kidney. If enacted, it would save hundreds of lives every year and save the U.S. government billions of dollars in the process.

18 Comments

Level ∞

Oct 28, 2023

Credit @Qyz for #921, #922, and #923.

Credit @DawnX for #924.

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Level ∞

Oct 29, 2023

Regarding #925, we all know that tons of people die while waiting for kidney transplants. What you might not know is that it's illegal to sell your kidney. This rule has some good intentions, but it kills hundreds of people each year.

How to fix it? We don't want people to donate kidneys out of desperation. But you know who's not desperate? People who think they will benefit from $100,000 in tax credits.

By giving healthy people a "nudge" to donate their kidneys we can save lives and it will save the government billions. That's because the U.S. government actually pays for dialysis for anyone who needs it. This is 1% (and growing) percentage of the multi-trillion U.S. budget.

Change the law, save lives.

Level 70

Oct 28, 2023

dang are none of my facts considered interesting anymore?

Level 70

Oct 28, 2023

+12

Level ∞

Oct 29, 2023

I think you could do a better job of fact checking.

Level 70

Oct 30, 2023

I give sources for most of them

Level 68

Oct 31, 2023

Sourcing and checking are two separate things, @ooftownroad

Level 70

Oct 31, 2023

i know and i still give the sources

Level 66

Oct 29, 2023

M&Ms stands for Mars and Murrie. It's named after Forrest Mars, the son of Frank Mars (inventor of Milky Way, Snickers, and Three Musketeers), and Bruce Murrie, son of the President of Hershey's. Together these two created the now-iconic candy brand.

Also, not to be that guy, but I'm pretty sure I came up with fact #921. Idrc but just wanted to put that out there.

Level 81

Oct 29, 2023

I concur, credit where credit is due there.

Level 65

Oct 30, 2023

Adding on to 924, North Sioux City is in South Dakota

Level 70

Oct 30, 2023

The 2007 Michigan-App State game is the only time in history a top 5 team has fallen completely out of the AP Top 25 in a single game (Could be worded better)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Appalachian_State_vs._Michigan_football_game

Level 70

Oct 30, 2023

and michigan was at home too

Level 81

Nov 1, 2023

Until 1870, the Governor of Vermont's electoral term was a single year.

Level 53

Feb 8, 2024

Even crazier on #922, it was still in place all the way until 1976.

Level 70

Apr 8, 2024

#922 There is evidence that the Hawn's mill massacre of October 30th 1938 was a result of the executive order signed on October 27th. The evidence is Hyrum Smith's record in the church archives that the order to attack the mill came from Governor Boggs to Colonel Ashley to Captain Comstock. At least some historians have disputed this. So evidence yes, certainty no.

Level 55

Aug 2, 2024

Would people that pay more than 100,000 dollars in taxes donate a kidney? If you are that well off, would you really risk living less for a mere sum of money? I understand it has the best of intentions, but I just don´t see it being effective

Level 69

Aug 29, 2024

It's the government--it will not work as planned. Paperwork will kill the process.