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TIL about the American Revolution's Pine Tree Flag which featured the words "An Appeal to Heaven." It was one of a few different flag designs used for the new nation during the war.

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D1g8j TIL that during the filming of Titanic (1997), an angry crew member put PCP into the soup that Cameron and others ate one night. Cameron was described as having “One eye completely red, like the Terminator eye. The other eye looked like he’d been sniffing glue since he was four.”
dx6E TIL Seth Rogen paid the bills and was the main wage earner of the family by the age of 16
epMr5 TIL about Patum Peperium, a Gentleman's Relish made and sold in Britain since 1828, which has a secret recipe, known to only one employee.
e0QE TIL There were 999 cases of Black Death reported in the United States between 1900 and 2010.
P1eKL TIL that disgraced Subway Guy Jared Fogles Child pornography stash was found by a electronics sniffing dog.