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TIL the current American flag was designed by a high school student

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VBwm0 TIL that in 1938 the Chinese government deliberately destroyed the dikes of the Yellow River in order to cause a flood with the aim of slowing the Imperial Japanese Army and in the process killed up to 900,000 Chinese civilians, created millions of refugees and destroyed thousands of villages
pP6N [TIL] There’s a 68 story, 3 billion dollar Mega Resort 70% complete that has been sitting unfinished for over 5 years on the Las Vegas Strip.
GYWwG TIL The federal statute of limitations on bank robbery is only 5 years.
BgNXe TIL the Giro d'Italia used to award the Black Jersey to the rider in last overall place. This move spurred fierce competition among riders determined to be last across the finish line. Tactics included hiding in bars, behind hedges, in farm buildings, and even puncturing their own tires
jGmN TIL that a man having a seizure on subway tracks was rescued by a stranger. The rescuer jumped down onto the man and compressed him down by laying on him as five cars passed over him.