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TIL that the flag of Saudi Arabia is never flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning, as lowering it is considered blasphemous.

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gMDJb TIL that in the movie Alien, the actors were not told that the Xenomorph was going to burst through Kane's chest, as to make the reactions real, even causing Veronica, one of the actors, to pass out.
MeMg8 TIL that the inside of a tornado is filled with blue lightning, and many little tornadoes. The air is smooth, not turbulent, but hard to breath.
OYvL TIL In 2005 China’s deputy health minister acknowledged that the majority of organ transplants are sourced from executions (as much as 95%).
4XbjX TIL about Dagen H day. On September 3, 1967 Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right, causing a brief but monumental traffic jam.
YpgOr TIL State Highway 69 was renamed to State Highway 112 due to vandalism of "epidemic proportion".