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TIL the Pledge of Allegiance was drafted as a way to sell more flags by putting one in every classroom

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5LW8 TIL US Submariners have an 18 hour ‘day’. 6 hours of work, 6 hours of rest and chores, and 6 hours of sleep.
nPeB TIL: In Ancient Rome, women used opium-soaked tampons to relieve pain
161Gd TIL that Vitamin A and Iodine work synergistically to regulate thyroid hormone metabolism, yet this isn’t screened for in routine thyroid tests.
49VJ TIL Ted Nugent shit his pants and quit bathing to avoid the draft
1Zw7 TIL there is a scientific term for a person’s tendency to modify their behavior when they know they’re being observed. It’s referred to as the Hawthorne effect.