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TIL The idiom 'with flying colors' originated with the practice of victorious ships flying flags, or 'colors' from their masthead to announce their victory as they sailed back into port.

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Z8ZD TIL Bush’s African Aids program spends 2/3 of the money on abstinence only programs, will only give condoms to “high risk” groups, won’t support clean needles and while saving lives it could have saved millions more.
yVrkM TIL before co-designing the Barbie doll, Jack Ryan was an engineer that worked on guided missile systems
oBxNL TIL Slip 'n Slides are for ages 5 to 12, one teenager and seven adults had become paralyzed or received neck injuries before they were taken of the market but reappearing in the 2000's with the age restricted warning label.
MYW0 TIL the first documented cases of cancer were found on papyrus manuscripts in Egypt dating back to 3000 BC. In these manuscripts, 8 cases of breast tumors are mentioned that were removed by cauterization with a tool called the fire drill. The writing says about the disease, “There is no treatment.”
ZyOB TIL 171 people have vanished off Cruise liners in the last decade.