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TIL the Union Jack is not symmetrical, to guarantee you can’t hang it upside down

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QNnXk TIL the book 'Theory of Games and Economic Behavior', by mathematician John von Neumann and economist Oskar Morgenstern, led to the creation of an entirely new field of research, known as game theory, which is the study of mathematical models of strategic interactions.
wLRm8 TIL Before 1952 golfers couldn't mark their ball on the green, even if it interfered with another player's putt
APW7 TIL a barcode scanner reads the white bars, and not the black bars
6Jw TIL that all states except California do not allow kids to apply or bring sunscreens to school without a doctor’s note, because the creams are considered an over the counter drug.
Wx5B TIL the shouting at the begining of “The Lion King” is Zulu for “Here comes a lion, father” and “Oh yes, it’s a lion”