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TIL: The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931).

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XpED TIL: There is a lake in the country of Palau where jellyfish evolved without stingers after the lake’s connection to the sea closed, leaving them isolated from their natural predators. These ‘Golden’ jellyfish are totally harmless to humans and you can swim with them.
l7Ee1 TIL the Soviet Buran space shuttle had turbojet engines for added control which enabled it to lift off from traditional runways for testing or transport
Ng6M TIL that Coffeemate is allowed to say it has no trans fats despite having a lot (it is the second ingredient) because they made the serving size absurdly small.
oRx4A TIL of NYC's Clean Car Program: after years of unsuccessfully preventing tagging of parked subway cars, NYC changed its approach in 1984. Any cars with graffiti were cleaned within two hours or removed from service. The last graffiti covered car was removed from service on May 12, 1989.
A4Ld TIL That Crocodiles and Alligators are more closely related to birds than they are other species of reptiles