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TIL Flags fly at half-mast to make room for the “invisible Flag of Death” above

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78JDr TIL Groundhog Day is scripted in advance: members of an "Inner Circle" decide ahead of time whether Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow or not, and they announce this decision at the ceremony without waiting to see if Phil returns to his burrow or not.
gayW TIL that NASA named “2012” the most scientifically inaccurate movie ever.
a8rNo TIL between 1865-1896 —a.k.a. “The Gilded Age” — Americans were less healthy and lived shorter lifespans than the generation before them.
XEJlr TIL during the middle Ages saffron was so expensive some traders would try to increase their profits by bulking up the herb with yellow marigold petals. When authorities in Nuremberg, where the herb was mainly traded, found out about these tainted parcels of saffron, the traders were burned alive.
j77v TIL - Target has become so proficient at analyzing customers buying habits that they can predict a female customers pregnancy and due date with an 87% accuracy