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TIL the flag of Denmark is the oldest flag in the world still in use (since 1219).

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kJG77 TIL about Genghis Khan’s Baljuna Covenant which was a cross-tribal alliance that brought together a very diverse group of people and leaders—even from enemy factions—and is considered a truly heterogeneous masterpiece of diplomacy and warfare.
E1gGW TIL the most powerful commercial radio station ever was WLW (700KHz AM), which during certain times in the 1930s broadcasted 500kW radiated power. At night, it covered half the globe. Neighbors within the vicinity of the transmitter heard the audio in their pots, pans, and mattresses.
8Z4b TIL that in 1925 KKK membership peaked at somewhere between 3 and 6 million, meaning that at least 2.6% of the population of the united states was a member
wK0J TIL that in 2002, Dave Grohl became the first person to hold the number one spot on the modern rock charts as a member of three different groups
XaP TIL Evel Knievel has the record for “most bones broken in a lifetime” with 433.