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TIL That the State Flag of Alaska was designed by a 13 year old

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8egrP TIL there is a race where competitors can be people on foot or riders on horses (and in one year, cyclists on bikes), set up to be a relatively even match
PY8vg TIL Charles Schulz always disliked the title of Peanuts, which was given to his comic strip by the syndicate. In a 1987 interview, Schulz said of it: "It's totally ridiculous, has no meaning, is simply confusing, and has no dignity—and I think my humor has dignity."
1aQV TIL the world’s oldest functioning light bulb was built in 1900 and is still burning.
9YWlr TIL - That Parkinson's Law is the adage that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". It is sometimes applied to the growth of bureaucracy in an organization. Further, he defined a "coefficient of inefficiency" with the number of members as the main determining variable
4yER TIL Until recently, The Honolulu Police Department were able to legally have sex with prostitutes while being undercover.