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TIL no law has been passed officially making the Union Jack the national flag of the United Kingdom.

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wLO7o TIL about 'extreme commuters', who find it cheaper to take a flight to San Francisco than to live there.
EB9W TIL that around roughly 4 pounds of your body weight is the weight of trillions of microorganisms in your gut
ax0b TIL that this young man sits on the side of Empire Road in South Africa and instead of begging he provides book reviews. He collects all these books, reads each of them, and provides reviews for people passing by. If you like the review, he will try to sell you the book.
jNa4R TIL a horse stands on the tip of one toe. The remaining “fingers” have long since faded away with the evolution of the horse, but the split bones along the cannon bone are vestigial remnants of the second and fourth fingers
6EOoW TIL bacteria from chronic gum disease has been found in brains suffering from Alzheimer's. Bad oral hygiene has been a known risk factor for dementia but researchers now suspect that bacteria from gum disease may somehow cross into the brain and cause or worsen Alzheimer's symptoms.