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TIL Cookie Monster has a ‘real name’ — and it isn’t Cookie Monster

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bL4a TIL That a Homeowners Association(HOA) tried to foreclose on a 73 year old vetran’s house for flying the American Flag
nerDY TIL that on 12th April 1945, for their last performance before the end of WW2, the Berlin Philharmonic performed Wagner's 'Götterdämmerung' - Twilight of the Gods - while the Hitler Youth distributed cyanide pills to the audience so they could kill themselves.
yQbdv TIL In 1950, a Nebraska church exploded during what was meant to be choir practice. But no one in the 15-person choir was hurt or killed, because they were all running late for different reasons. No one was in the building when it went up in flames.
xV0xB TIL that the reason so many African flags have green, yellow and red is because of the Ethiopian flag; as one of the few independent African nations during the colonial period, the new countries of Africa looked to them for inspiration
mo5p TIL caffeine has a half life of ~6 hours, meaning a 140mg cup of coffee consumed in the morning will still have about 70mg in you mid-day