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TIL there is a straight pride flag

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Rv84 TIL after having his arms ripped off by a tractor, a teenager called for help using a pencil in his teeth, and then sat in the bathtub so he wouldn’t get blood on the new carpet
gM89y TIL people who are highly intelligent have lower levels of satisfaction the more they socialize with friends
oBnpL TIL that Elvis Presley was critical of the Beatles, stating that they “laid the groundwork for many of the problems we are having with young people by their filthy, unkempt appearances and suggestive music”
6EoMW TIL about the Gay Bomb, a non-lethal chemical weapon the United States Air Force speculated about producing in 1994. The Gay Bomb would discharge female sex pheromones over enemy forces in order to cause “distasteful but completely non-lethal... homosexual behavior".
MeQZV TIL The M1_Abrams was able to run on Jet Fuel, along with diesel, kerosene, and any grade of motor gasoline.