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TIL the Bikini Atoll’s flag is similar to the USA flag, with black stars representing islands destroyed by nuclear testing, to serve as a reminder of the debt the US still owes them for nuclear fallout and radiation poisoning.

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MeM5b TIL since the onset of Colony Collapse Disorder in 2006, the number of US honeybee hives is at a 20-year high and US honey production is at a 10-year high
78lQp TIL that Lucretia Garfield, widow of murdered U.S. president James A. Garfield, effectively established the first presidential library by overseeing the construction of a library on her property, to house all of her husband's books and presidential documents.
W7rbd TIL about Sebastianism, a belief that King Sebastian of Portugal (who died in an invasion of Morocco) would return from the dead to save the nation — a myth so powerful it sparked a rebellion in Brazil 300 years after his death.
6xKl TIL the male equivalent of a ballerina is a ballerino
e08eb TIL about Jason Vukovich, known as the “Alaskan Avenger,” who was convicted of using the state’s sex offender registry to track down offenders, break into their homes, and beat them with a hammer.