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TIL The white stripes on clovers signal that it produces cyanide

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jR4M TIL A popular Reddit post will earn more viewers than CNN gets in an entire week…including primetime.
aLQZ TIL In the US, the right to refuse to pledge allegiance to the flag was won in the Supreme Court by Jehovah’s Witnesses
wAl6 TIL- After the Port Chicago explosion, the Navy asked Congress for $5000 to be given to each of the victims’ families. When one congressman learned most of the victims were black sailors, he successfully had the value reduced. To $3000.
X0ER TIL During the Cold War, the US military developed a rifle that fired nuclear war heads. It was called the Davy Crocket.
kJeDd TIL Scotland has 421 words for snow. This is because they have words to describe every type of snow, such as steels (to start raining or snowing), feefle (to swirl), and flinkdrinkin (a light snow).