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TIL that the Olympic Games used to be sponsored by and partnered with Tobacco companies

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e0dkg TIL Germany's flag is actually an alternative to the actual flag
rROBo TIL The term slush fund was originally a nautical term: the slush was the fat or grease skimmed from the top of the cauldron when boiling salted meat. Ship officers would sell the fat to tallow makers, with the resulting proceeds kept as a slush fund for making small purchases for the ship's crew.
KODbB TIL That citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble at their own casinos. Only foreigners are allowed to even step foot inside of Monaco's casinos.
ELZp TIL that Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, learned to fly before he learned to drive.
JYeel TIL there are rural areas of northern England where the pronouns “thou” and “thee” are still in common use