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TIL it’s illegal to force American Students to say the Pledge of Allegiance

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djEQ TIL During WWII, George de Hevesy used aqua regia to dissolve the Nobel Prizes of German physicists Max von Laue and James Franck to prevent them being confiscated. He left the solution in his lab, where it was ignored. After the war, he precipitated the gold out and the medals were recast.
yQ5eM TIL of John Hinds. A doctor who would provide urgent care to crash victims in high-speed motorcycle events, racing through the track at similar speeds to those who crashed. He passed away in 2015 when he crashed in route to an accident.
WMV4 TIL The original name of color orange was Geoluhread and later people started calling it Orange after the fruit.
VMZmZ TIL There is a chlamydia epidemic among koalas.
gRny TIL that in 1985, Edward Johnson programmed his computer to call Jerry Falwell’s toll-free number every 30 seconds and then hang up. In total, he charged over $500,000 in phone bills to Falwell’s organization.