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TIL: The Boyscouts burn the most US flags in the World, as it is actually the most respected way of disposing of a Flag

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XBPr TIL there is a phenomenon called VIP syndrome, where physicians deviate from standard care to accommodate VIPs, sometimes with disastrous results
5VP7p TIL that the reason grape flavors often taste so artificial is because they are derived from methyl anthranilate, a compound found in Concord grapes and coal byproducts.
xVavB TIL in 1982 the US government filed an anti-trust lawsuit against AT&T which forced them to spin out several smaller companies which, as of 2006, have all been rebought and merged back into AT&T.
5YdOr TIL the Night Witches was a WWII German nickname for the all female aviators of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. They would idle the engines near their target and glide to the bomb release point with only wind noise to reveal them. The Germans likened the sound to broomsticks, giving their nickname.
M7E1B TIL: that trees communicate with each other through soil.