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TIL dogs don’t feel guilt

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rRpE1 TIL the corpse flower, one of the largest and rarest flowers in the world, blooms for 24-48 hours and smells like rotting flesh. It was first discovered in Sumatra in 1878.
5VvmD TIL That the current 50-State U.S. Flag was designed by a 17 year old in 1958 for a high school project. The flag was submitted to the White House after the student was told he could raise his B minus on the project if the flag was accepted by the government.
4XKvN TIL that in the 1930s, dust storms were so severe that the static electricity generated would arc from your body to the nearest metal object and knock you head-over-heels. Two men shaking hands could literally knock each other out.
Ea5X TIL: The U.S. actually imports more oil from Canada than all of the Middle Eastern countries combined. Canada alone accounts for 40% of all U.S. oil imports
vPpeB TIL about The Lady Killer, which was the biggest box office bomb ever in Indian Cinema. It had a budget of 45 crore rupees (53M USD) and grossed only 70000 rupees (8.3k USD