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TIL that there is an exposed breast on flag of the US state of Virginia. It was added to the flag in 1901 when the then secretary of the commonwealth of Virginia felt Virtus, the Roman goddess of virtue featured on the flag, who at the time wore a full breast plate, looked too manly.

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JaWV TIL that rapper T.I. talked a suicidal 24-year-old man off the ledge of a 22-story building after he heard about the situation on the radio.
6LWY TIL in 2013, a pig in Australia stole 18 beers from a campsite, got drunk, and then tried to fight a cow.
b90Mj TIL after a woman was murdered at a Texas church, it was discovered that a person in full makeshift tactical gear had been wandering around the church before her arrival. They were caught on the church’s CCTV and are thought to be her murderer. Despite over 2,000 tips, the case remains unsolved.
645l TIL that that last man to cross over Niagara Falls on a tightrope was required to submit his passport to border agents upon arrival.
X99k TIL that there was a reality show that involved locking 9 strangers in a bunker for an indefinite period of time and could only come out when they unanimously vote who among themselves should be awarded $1,500,000.