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TIL The Pledge of Allegiance was written as part of a plan to sell flags to schools.

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4XYWb TIL scientist Claire Patterson spent over 20 years trying to convince the public that lead was poison.
Zplao TIL that two US Presidents were citizens of the confederacy, John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson
PYjog TIL that fathers day varies very much from country to country
oR1BR TIL Tommy Smothers was present for the recording of Give Peace A Chance
xVMab TIL about ‘death by misadventure’. In the UK this means a manner (not cause) of death attributed to risks undertaken voluntarily. Amy Winehouse is amongst the people who have died in this way.