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Today I learned that the Flag of Amsterdam is meant to represent a triple cross of St Andrew's.

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4DZo TIL that one reason Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate birthdays because the only two accounts of birthday parties in the Bible ended in murder.
p8dQZ TIL The apple tree that inspired Sir Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity is still alive and producing fruit.
9mb6 TIL that it is mathematically impossible to comb the hair on a ball without creating at least one cowlick
GYVbE TIL Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president, was penniless in old age and wrote a book of memoirs so his wife could live off of the royalties. Mark Twain heard the best offer was 10% and immediately offered the former president 75%. The book was a success, giving Grant's widow about $450,000 in royalties.
o6yL TIL breast milk contains sugars which aren’t digestible by human infants, but which serve as food for desirable gut bacteria