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TIL that Six Flags, which originated in Texas, got its name from the flags of the six countries that have ruled over Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the US, and the Confederate States of America.

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vPe64 TIL The Bic Cristal is the bestselling pen of all time, selling over 100 billion units, but had an infamously terrible spinoff. The "Bic Cristal for Her" was a pink version targeted at women that sold poorly, was publicly mocked, and inducted into the Museum of Failure.
0yE5 TIL In Rwanda plastic bags are illegal and carry with them a 100-$150 fine. In fact, at airport customs all plastic bags are confiscated which has resulted in Rwanda being one of the most litter free countries in Africa
x65p1 TIL that one time Britain took revenge on a huge fatberg blocking London's sewers by turning it into biodiesel. The 2017 fatberg weighed 130 tons and was over 250 meters (820 ft) long, consisting of fat, oil, grease, and trash like "flushable" wipes which hardened into a sewer blockage.
MegyW TIL astronauts returning from space report higher concern with Universalism, Spirituality and references to "values orientated toward the collective good".
v1xND TIL that Ufo abductees Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been taken to a planet in the Zeta Reticuli galaxy. Coincidentally, Bob Lazar, the area 51 whistleblower, says Ufos he worked on reverse engineering were from a planet in that galaxy as well.