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vPBn4 TIL: The flag flown on the Peace Tower in Canada's Parliament Hill is changed every day (cept holidays) and any resident can request to receive the flag that was taken down (for free) - current wait time is over 100 years
788wZ TIL that before the Hoover Dam was built, there was a town where Lake Mead now is called St. Thomas. The entire town was purchased by the federal government and abandoned. However, the water level of the lake has fallen so much that parts of the town can be seen and explored.
W8gN TIL That 11 years after 9/11, a piece of one of the plane’s landing gear was found wedged in between two buildings three blocks away.
J9jQ TIL Kids In Cars 12 Times More Distracting For Drivers Than Talking On Cell Phones
JYDjj TIl that in April of 2019, researchers on the island of Luzon, Phillipines, discovered a new extinct species of homonoids named Homo Luzonensis. This discovery marks the third time in the last 15 years that unexpected ancient human activity has been discovered in Southeast Asia.