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TIL that the flag of Nova Scotia was only officially adopted in 2013, even after 155 years of use, when an 11 year-old girl researching a project realized that it had never been officially recognized in all that time.

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RJWj TIL In an effort to curb congestion and carbon emissions in Singapore, normal cars have huge taxes and duties; A Toyota Prius costs $154,000 USD, A BMW 6 series coupe costs $$330,000
e0wx6 TIL Manga is so popular in Japan that the country uses more paper for printing Manga than toilet paper.
Eand TIL Fuel has gotten so cheap that ships are now choosing to take the long way around Africa rather then pay the fees to transit the Suez Canal
Eg0LP TIL: In Super Mario Brothers on the NES, you can continue where you lost your last life by pressing a+start on the main screen.
g1jW TIL in WW2, US soldiers often shaped pieces of plexiglass from downed planes into pistol grips, so they can put pics of their wives and girlfriends on their pistols (Pics in link)