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TIL that Mars has it's own flag.

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v1eBr TIL There's no known gas station explosions attributed to cellphone usage, and the evidence it's even possible is unfounded
oBXv7 TIL Israel has largest number of start-ups per capita in the world. Compulsory military service is thought to be the main reason as it gives every single person (from any background) the tools to enter the start-up game - technical training and collaboration between diverse army community.
16r94 TIL That Supermassive Black Holes also have a habitable zone where planets can form
o5rL TIL - In an effort to solve the extremely high corruption rate problem, Georgia (the country) once fired it’s ENTIRE police force. It turned out that the police WERE the problem and the move actually worked, as the country’s corruption almost vanished in the following three months with no police.
b91k9 TIL that the term "spontaneous order" is used to describe the spontaneous emergence of order out of chaos in various contexts, such as in the formation of language.