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TIL that They Used to Use Malaria to Treat Syphilis
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TIL that the current Georgia state flag is modeled after the first Confederate national flag. In 1956 the state senate voted to incorporate the Confederate battle flag as a statement to preserve segregation. It was only changed to its current version in 2003 after years of refusal by the senate.
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TIL The THX Sound (Deep Note) is perceived louder than it actually is because it has such a large spectrum of frequencies
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TIL that Buzz Lightyear's original name was Lunar Larry, before being changed to honor astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
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TIL that George C. Parker, a con man, would sell the Brooklyn Bridge twice a week to tourists; the buyers would sometimes try to put up toll barriers.
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TIL Hutton Gibson, father of critically acclaimed actor Mel Gibson, is a Jeopardy champion and Holocaust denier. He also believes in 9/11 conspiracy theories and rejects the Second Vatican Council because it is "a Masonic plot backed by the Jews".