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TIL The Bikini Atoll’s flag is similar to the USA flag, but with black stars representing islands destroyed by nuclear testing, to serve as a reminder of the debt the US still owes them for nuclear fallout and radiation poisoning.

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0d785 TIL of the Great Leonids Meteor Storm that occurred on November 13th, 1833 in which more than 72,000 meteors per hour fell to Earth, and which according to one observer caused the night sky to radiate so bright with falling stars that “people were awakened believing that their house was on fire!”
ANJ1n TIL In 1869 Cyrus Teed claimed to have been visited by a spirit telling him he was the Messiah after shocking himself. He then took on the name "Koresh" and created a religious commune for followers of "Koreshanity" in a small Florida town which was supposed to become "new Jerusalem".
9oJX TIL 2% of counties in the US have 51% of the murders.
E1vDW TIL that on New Order’s first pressing of their hit single Blue Monday, the record label actually lost 20 cents for every copy sold due to the intricately designed packaging, totaling a loss of near $100,000.
OG9O4 TIL that pubic hair wigs called merkins were worn by prostitutes in the 1450s after they shaved their pubic hair to get rid of lice and hide other STDs. At that time a full bush was a sign of health and considered sexy.