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TIL Hawaii’s state flag features the Union Jack (Flag of the UK) and is the only US State flag to do so.

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R5LK8 TIL of "fat men's clubs," a popular phenomenon in the US from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Many of these social clubs limited their membership to men weighing over 200 lb (91 kg). These clubs declined when obesity began to be seen as a negative trait rather than associated with wealth and kindness
Z8dQQ TIL Biting on the aluminum foil can be painful and is usually noticed if you have metal in your mouth from dental work (e.g. fillings, crowns). Basically, when you bite on foil, you set up a battery in your mouth and the electrical current stimulates nerve endings in your tooth.
P1Y6e TIL that resistance laundresses used super itching powder on German underwear and uniforms developed by the British SOE.
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loQb7 TIL, that nearly 2 million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined in hands for call of a freedom from USSR