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TIL that the traditional maritime signal flag is today used for the opposite, indicating that a ship is free of disease

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KKZG TIL that after a Brazilian jiu jitsu teacher admitted to raping and killing a baby, a prison mob came together and sexually assaulted him.
oRrOL TIL Phil Collins, composer of the soundtrack to Disney's 1999 animated film "Tarzan", performed all the songs not only in English, but Spanish, Italian, German and French as well.
WkaA9 TIL that there is a dog-bone shaped asteroid named Kleopatra. It also has 2 moons named Alexhelios and Cleoselene.
b9pKN TIL US hired 1600 German Scientist after WW2 to work on patents and ultimately help build the A-Bomb we know today. US valued these scientists higher than Germany ultimately generating more than $10 Billion in patents for the US.
Z8XDR TIL Disney has a bedtime hotline you can call where you can speak to a Disney character (including Yoga and Spiderman) and they'll tell your kid to go to sleep.