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TIL of the courtesy flag - a small national maritime flag of the host country, flown by ships when entering a nation's territorial waters for the first time.

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ADDL7 TIL that the company that controls 10% of the internet's encryption uses lava lamps for encryption codes
m1NmO TIL about Coco de Mer, a super rare tree that produces solid-meat coconuts which have been highly valued as aphrodisiacs throughout the ages.
P7Vn TIL that Joan of Arc was (technically) condemned to death for cross-dressing. The Church made her pledge to no longer wear men’s clothing, but her jailers only let her have men’s clothing to wear; breaking her pledge was defined as heresy, giving the Inquisition its excuse to burn her
VBXlQ TIL Shel Silverstein wrote the song "A Boy Named Sue." Johnny Cash's version is a cover.
d87Wr TIL it was rumored that comedian Benny Hill was buried with a fortune in gold and jewelry. After his grave was found robbed and left open, a large cement slab was placed over the grave to protect it.