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TIL that for the private citizen, there are no penalties for violating the US flag code. And that, "the Flag Code serves as a guide to be followed on a purely voluntary basis to insure proper respect for the flag."

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87Ba TIL That Portugal decriminalized, not “legalized”, drugs 12 years ago, and it’s working.
R7jd8 TIL that Jews were forbidden by the Rabbinate from walking under the Arch of Titus in Rome, which was built in 81 AD to commemorate the Roman victory in the first Jewish–Roman War in Judea. The ban was lifted in 1948 with the establishment of the state of Israel.
y6EJ TIL that Thomas Jefferson believed Lewis and Clark would encounter Woolly Mammoths, mountains of salt, and a race of Welsh-speaking Indians along their journey west.
R7PJj TIL the song "Sultans of Swing" was inspired by Mark Knopfler witnessing a shoddy pub band playing to a small, drunken crowd. At the end of their set, the singer finished with “Goodnight and thank you. We are the Sultans Of Swing.”.
woJJJ TIL of the Glenbrook North High School hazing incident. 20 juniors were covered with feces, urine, paint and animal guts and shot with paintball guns.