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TIL the FBI will reward $10000 to anyone who reports people who shoot lasers at planes.

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kJve1 TIL one of flags of Six Flags represents the Confederacy
9oBM TIL Academics have claimed the Australian accent is slurred due to the fact that forefathers regularly got drunk together and through their frequent interactions unknowingly added an alcoholic slur to our national speech patterns.
8eBJb TIL that Dolphins use coral as medicine. Researchers observe that dolphins in a pod in the Red Sea regularly rub against certain corals and sponges, perhaps to sooth their skin by prompting the invertebrates to release mucus that contains antimicrobial compounds.
OGnxY TIL three of the child actors who played the Artful Dodger in the stage musical Oliver! in the 1960s went on to become famous rock musicians: Steve Marriott (Small Faces and Humble Pie), Davey Jones (The Monkees), and Phil Collins (Genesis and solo).
5YZXQ TIL that there are actually fireflies all along the west coast of the U.S.; they just prefer to be active during the day.