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TIL that there are four national cemeteries that are allowed to fly their flags at half mast all the time - Pearl Harbor, Gettysburg, Arlington, and Mackinac Island

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QJMBL TIL that karate dojos are structured so that the lowest ranking students are nearest to the dojo entrance, meaning in the event of an attack the students would be killed first and the sensei would remain safe.
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