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TIL when animals are depicted on flags, they face left (the hoist) by default as they would in the wind

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6ELmY TIL That beyond the 3 states of matter; solid, liquid and gas, there is a 4th state called plasma which is an aggregate of charged ions. Not only does it occur naturally in lightning and on the surface of the Sun it can also be produced in the laboratory.
7X9p TIL although the NFL is 60% black, the top 33 scorers of all time are white (because they are kickers)
nW9EY Till that in Europe, Netherlands Men are the tallest, they average 184 cm, and are on average 21 cm taller than San Marino men, who average only 163 cm and are the shortest.
168oW TIL that the shockwave generated by the Tsar Bomba was so powerful that it was recorded by seismic stations around the world, confirming that the seismic shockwave circled the globe three times, shattering glass windows in buildings more than 400 miles away.
6EQgJ TIL Maximilien Robespierre tried to shoot himself in the head but only managed to shatter his lower jaw, when he was being led to the guillotine the executioner took off the bandage that held his jaw in place, leading him to produce an agonized scream until the fall of the blade silenced him.