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TIL in 1970 the mafia successfully had the words "Mafia" removed from official US Justice Dept documents, The Godfather movie script and for Macy's to stop selling "The Godfather Game".

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a8MDA TIL: There is a submarine test facility in Idaho - History of the Navy test facility in Bayview, Idaho
aBeN TIL the reason flamingos stand on one leg is to preserve body heat (water can rapidly draw away heat). In hotter weather, they tend to stand on two legs.
D1yWv TIL of the Mt. Iimori monument, an ancient Italian column that survived Pompeii and was donated to Japan by Mussolini in 1928 to honor nineteen teenage samurai who mistakenly committed suicide on the mountain in 1868 after falsely believing their domain had lost a battle in the Japanese Revolution.
KPbw TIL the “Made in [Country]” mark was first established by the UK in 1887 in order to denounce foreign goods (mostly made in Germany) and encourage consumption of domestic goods. The plan backfired and consumers specifically bought products made in Germany as they were seen as reliable and cheap.
4XNAN [TIL] We know Earth's rotation is slowing, because of ancient records of eclipses