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TIL on Memorial day, the US Flag should be flown at half mast from dawn to noon only. From noon to dusk it should be flown at full.

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16AeO TIL in the 1940s in Idaho they parachuted beavers into remote areas to help restore wetlands
KOGy9 TIL There is a shark that lives for several hundreds of years
KYvOG TIL: That in 1956 the canals in Venice, Italy were drained and cleaned.
yrKM TIL No violent crimes were reported in New York City on November 28, 2012, possibly for the first time ever. Not a single person was murdered, shot, slashed, or stabbed until 11:20 am the next day. Officials couldn’t remember it ever happening before.
yaAM TIL the top 1% of bands and solo artists earn 77% of all revenue from recorded music.