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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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nkL9 TIL there is a disease that strikes starfish “that causes the creatures’ arms to crawl in opposite directions until they tear away from the body, causing the insides to spill out.”
6QYZ TIL the oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945.
am6N TIL there is a Japanese spirit that haunts people by bending over, revealing a giant eye protruding from his butthole
p8pVb TIL Both male and female sweat have the same componds but in different composition. The difference in each aroma is caused by bacterial enzymes that changes the sweat to produce the smelly compounds. Women have a more oniony fragrance while men have more of a cheesy fragrance.
b9oda TIL of Alexis von Roenne, one of Hitler's most trusted intelligence analysts who secretly despised Hitler and knowingly gave him false information in order to assist the Allies. His actions are believed to have saved thousands of Allied lives.