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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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R5Ll9 TIL Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was inspired to pursue law by "12 Angry Men" & immigrant Juror 11's reverent monologue on the US justice system -- but after becoming a judge, noted the jurors went far beyond the scope of reasonable doubt, which in real life would have led to a mistrial.
a8M6y TIL of the 'reuzegommers', a group of 'elite' students (children of judges and politicians) who killed a new Initiate. They were sentenced to community service and it was forbidden to publish their names. YouTuber Acid was later convicted of cyberstalking for identifying them.
D1rp TIL that in 2006, two women named Madeleine Mores (who claimed to have never met each other) both claimed to have the same identity along w/ corroborating birth certificates and govt documentation. When presented with a photograph of them together from the 1940’s, neither remembered it being taken.
dO0E TIL: Every Mexican child is granted a “National Vaccination Card” where their vaccination history has to be registered. A complete record is mandatory for being enrolled in school With 14 preventable diseases included, México has one of the most complete vaccination schemes in the world.
dDmDB TIL of the rescue of the ship "Forrest Hall". In 1899, during one of the worst storms in living memory, a rescue was done by hauling a 10-ton lifeboat overland 13 miles to a safer launch point.