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TIL the Pledge of Allegiance was written to sell more flags in the US

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jN8NX TIL about former American slave, John Berry Meachum, who began teaching classes for black people on a steamboat in the middle of the Mississippi River to work around the state of Missouri's prohibition of black education.
gbGA TIL “Made in Germany” was introduced by Britain to protect its people from “bad” import goods into the empire. But it backfired as most people noticed “Made in Germany” as a mark of quality instead.
9Yg0m TIL before the United States had an established name there was an early movement to call the country "Fredonia" after the word Freedom. Citizens would be called Fredes or Fredish. The name lost ground after it became a common form of mocking political opponents.
bmRN TIL the name for the thin paper that is in every Hershey’s kiss is called a “Niggly Wiggly”
DQxGV TIL Deer Hunting Has A Conspiracy: it pertains to the largest rack ever submitted for the record, and why the Mitch Rompola Buck doesnt hold the title amid accusations of fakery.