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TIL France's national ensign (flag) used to be white at various points between the 1600s and the early 1800s.

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rp5x TIL of a prankster, who, in 1976 used curtains to cover up the letters in “Hollywood” to “Hollyweed,” the day the state’s relaxed marijuana law took effect. Also, that Easter he made the sign into “Holywood,” and in 1990 made it to “Oilwar,” to make a political statement against the Gulf War.
jNV1p TIL that when MLK jr day was introduced, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas intentionally packaged the holiday together with the celebration of confederate general Robert E. Lee's birthday to avoid giving MLK jr. his own holiday.
Wvwo TIL rocker Dave Navarro’s mother was murdered in 1983. Eight years later in 1991, Navarro appeared on America’s Most Wanted and thanks to a viewer tip the killer was caught.
4kewN TIL that during prohibition, moonshiners would wear 'cow shoes' to disguise their footprints.
nemW TIL The line of emperors in Japan has continued since 680 BC