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TIL Minnesota Has Been Refusing to Return a Captured Confederate Flag to Virginia for More Than a Century

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M7LEW TIL that "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears was heard by Simon Cowell who knew it would be a hit. He offered the writer, Max Martin an Aston Martin if he would give the song to his boy band, Five. Five initially began writing verses; however, Martin had promised the song to Britney.
m1x6O TIL about Joe Kieyoomia, a Navajo soldier who survived both the Bataan Death March and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. He was tortured more than other prisoners because he was mistaken for being a Japanese American traitor. After the war he returned home to New Mexico and lived to 77.
V4Z TIL that Spider-Man was Sexually Abused by his trusted friend Skip. (Full Comic)
b6VE TIL that our eyes adjust to light or dark areas by either breaking down or combining ingredients of a chemical in our eyes.
8eQZ4 TIL that Steve Harvey's first name is not actually Steve, it's Broderick.