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TIL The national flag of Nepal is the world's only non-rectangular flag. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons (or pennants), known as a double-pennon.

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Rera TIL that Roosevelt’s “Bull Moose” 3rd Party’s goal was to reverse the domination of politics by business interests
OG8x6 TIL multi-track recording was invented by Ross Snyder in 1955. His 8-track recorder, named the Sel-Sync machine, was sold to Les Paul for $10,000. It became known as the "Octopus". Les Paul, Mary Ford and Patti Page used the technology in the late 1950s to enhance vocals and instruments.
MeQrm TIL that the superhero Black Panther predates the founding of the Black Panther Party, and Marvel even changed the name for a while to "Black Leopard" in order to avoid confusion
ne4vB TIL that Erectile Dysfunction can be diagnosed as psychological or physical depending if the patient still gets morning wood. [NSFW]
ZmXB TIL the U.S. has recycled the uranium of 18,000 nuclear warheads into energy since 1994.