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TIL According to American flag etiquette worn out flags should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning.

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baBa TIL that In Sweden and Finland, meteorologists use a non-calendar based definition for the seasons based on the temperature. Spring: temperature permanently rises above 0 °C. Summer: above +10 °C. Fall: below +10 °C. Winter: below 0 °C.
e0P7n TIL of a very succcesful 18th century race horse named Potoooooooo. Horse breeder originally called him 'Potatoe' and instructed the stable boy to write the name on feed bin. Stable boy thought he had meant 'Pot-8-o's'. Breeder was so amused that the name stuck.
EMy0 TIL Elon Musk was an executive producer for Thank You for Smoking
BgJdx TIL that the Men in Black are an allegedly real phenomenon
k8dB TIL that the oldest living person in the world smoked cigarettes from ages 21-117. She lived to be 122.