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TIL when Spanish Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco was assasinated in 1973, the bomb was so powerful that it sent his car flying over the roof of a building and into the courtyard.

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nekgo TIL That the American flags at Disneyland don't have 50 stars and 13 stripes. Therefore they are not classified as true American flags and do not need to be lowered or lit every night.