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TIL the identity of the 'Somerton Man' was solved after 73 years, with the help of forensic genealogy

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DQnve TIL how “Seven Nation Army” became a sports anthem and one of the world’s most recognizable songs
erwJ TIL that in the UK you cannot cremate an amputated limb until its owner is dead, due to the Cremation Regulations act 2008, part 19(b)(i)
b9KpQ TIL the 1847 NY Rural Cemetery Act authorizing nonprofit commercial graveyards on (then) rural land, and an 1852 law against new burials in Manhattan, have led to Queens containing over 5 million graves within its Cemetery Belt, such that the borough’s “dead population” now doubles its live one.
W7ElN TIL that some of the most expensive Teddy Bears around today are the “mourning bears”, which were made in 1912 in a limited number, to mark the sinking of The Titanic.
lp15 TIL the Filipino flag is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.