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TIL In the US, the right to refuse to pledge allegiance to the flag was won in the Supreme Court by Jehovah’s Witnesses

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MK10 TIL the US Democratic party’s symbol is a donkey because during the 1828 Presidential election, Democrat Andrew Jackson’s opponents referred to him as a “jackass”. Jackson liked the name and used the jackass as a symbol.
1l1D TIL Mattel made a handicap Barbie, but was discontinued due to ongoing design problems, such as not being able to roll through the Dream House door in her wheelchair, and her hair getting caught in the wheels
aw0pb TIL A solar plant in the Mojave Desert generates so much heat it incinerates birds in mid flight
Br4Vr TIL The meaning of “scapegoat” derives from the Old Testament, first appearing in Leviticus, in which a goat is designated to be cast into the desert to carry away the sins of the community.
b9GYj TIL ginkgo biloba is the only member of its genus, which is the only genus in its family, which is the only family in its order, which is the only order in its subclass.