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TIL that the British flag has a correct way up, and that knowledgeable people can tell when it’s being flown upside down.

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mxPey TIL about Han purple and Han blue. They are synthetic barium copper silicate pigments developed in China and used in ancient and imperial China from the Western Zhou period (1045–771 BC) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 AD).
xVnX5 TIL honey bees are not and have never been on the endangered species list
J0a1 TIL of Agnes Milowka, a renowned cave diver who filmed stunts for the movie Sanctum. Not long after filming a scene for the movie in which an extra air tank is left behind in order to squeeze through a tight cave passage, she died after doing the exact same thing in a real cave.
5VJm9 Today I learned that the Beatles song "I Feel Fine" inspired the James Taylor song "Something in the Way She Moves", which in turn inspired the Beatles song "Something".
Me1eK TIL the brown paths of worn down grass are called "desire paths"