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TIL: Earth has no official planet-wide flag design although some have been proposed.

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8a8QZ TIL the ship HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was ordered to return to Australia after a Japanese attack. To avoid another ambush the crew camouflaged the ship with jungle foliage to give the impression of a small island and traveled only at night. It was the only ship of its class to successfully arrive.
8xKG TIL that by making it legal for auto manufacturers to sell cars directly to consumers instead of going through franchised car dealerships, the average consumer would save $2,225 per car purchase.
dDrGd TIL of the Miasma Theory; the belief that the nighttime air was poisonous and carried deadly diseases.
wLenW TIL that Jerry Springer was the Mayor of Cincinnati and had to resign in 1978 upon discovery he had written two personal checks to prostitutes
oBQQ7 TIL the time signature of the main theme from The Terminator (1984)'s score is so weird, even its own composer hadn't a clue what it was.