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TIL that the Pledge of Allegiance was written in 2 hours as part of a magazine marketing campaign to sell American flags.

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Mea5V TIL of the Pylos Combat Agate, an engraved stone from the Aegean Bronze Age. It is 1.3 in (3.4 cm) and depicts two warriors in hand-to-hand combat. Despite its size, it is incredibly detailed and shows a breadth of anatomical knowledge. Similar art would not be seen again until 1000 years later.
emJ5 TIL in 1807 the British Navy set up the “Preventative Squadron”. A growing unit of ships tasked with chasing down slave ships off the coast of Africa and freeing the slaves.
KRJ9 TIL that in the original He-Man cartoon of the 1980’s, He-Man could not use his sword as an offensive weapon, or punch or kick anyone due to the broadcast standards of the period. In fact, he was mostly non-violent and usually just outsmarted his enemies.
RWMw TIL of the great filter theory. Which suggests the reason we can’t find advanced civilizations in our galaxy. Is because there is some factor or process preventing them from arising or prospering.
R5WJw TIL one species of spider beetle can survive temperatures of up to 56 degrees Celsius.