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TIL that Texas v. Johnson (1989), the landmark SCOTUS case that upheld the right to burn an American flag as protected speech under the 1st Amendment, was wildly unpopular with the public. 75% of Americans disagreed with the decision, and two thirds supported outlawing flag burning via amendment.

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b6nY4 TIL there is an adverse association between school building conditions and student absenteeism.
W6BL TIL that in 2001, a panel of wine experts gave one of the lowest possible scores to an average-priced Bordeaux that was served in a cheap bottle. When it was served in an expensive bottle, it received one of the highest possible scores.
mxR7P TIL Fruit Flies were the first living organisms in outer space. They were launched in a captured Nazi V-2 rocket on Feb. 20, 1947. The flies reached an altitude of 68 miles (108 km) and were recovered alive by parachute.
OQMX TIL Since 1990 more people have been killed by sandcastles than sharks in the USA
OGGGL TIL of the Overtoun Bridge in Scotland, where dogs throw themselves off a fifty foot drop at the rate of one to two per month. Some that don't die, climb back up and do it again.