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TIL that Elon Musk considers himself “nauseatingly pro-American” and that the USA is “[inarguably] the greatest country that has ever existed on Earth”

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eplWD TIL Mimosa flower is the symbol of the International Women's Day (Mar 8th) in Italy -- some men give a mimosa bouquet to their wives, female family members, and colleagues at workplaces
6jEY TIL That an American flag hung upside down signals that one is in distress and needs help
kOQL4 TIL that in the 12-13 century King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty commissioned the building of 11 massive rock-hewn Churches at Lalibela in the Western Ethiopian Highlands. They used basic tools like hammers and chisels to excavate the churches out of monolithic structures.
Wka4o TIL In parts of Virginia it's illegal to trick or treat if you are over the age of 13 and is punishable as a misdemeanor unless you are just walking your kid or sibling(s).
pYNVQ TIL that the actors in Alfred Hitcock’s, The Birds, the actors were really attacked by 3,200 trained birds.