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TIL 36% of all mammals are human, 60% our livestock and 4% wildlife.

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oBXVr TIL the oldest known flag in the United States is the “Bedford Flag” it shows an armored arm grasping a sword with the motto “conquer or die” it was used by the Minutemen at Lexington
Z8djo TIL that the ground-to-air signal for needing medical assistance in a survival situation is to just lay there flat with your arms above your head.
WbP8 TIL that during the Russian famine of the 1920s, Government officials advised starving residents to dig up the dried bones of animals, grind them into flour and bake a “bread substitute [that has] a nutritive value of 25 per cent more than rye bread, in spite of its unpleasant smell and taste”.
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