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TIL the uniformed bugle "player" at veteran funerals is often simply playing a recording of taps from the bugle

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6977J TIL than when a demo version of the Sega CD game Keio Flying Squadron was included in the December 1994 issue of Sega Pro CD magazine, the level select cheat code was mistakenly left in the game, allowing players to access the entire game from the demo disc.
LQLE9 TIL that Tennessee, Utah, Florida, Indiana, and South Carolina license plates reverse order of numbers vs letters based on if the plate has In God We Trust on it.
nlN7 TIL That the smell of rain is caused by a bacteria
5oP TIL Christopher Columbus recorded a UFO sighting in his journal en route to discovering America in 1492.
j69eX TIL of the Watermelon Riot, in which a stolen watermelon slice led to 17 deaths and property damage