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TIL all "warranty void if removed" stickers are illegal in the US since 1975

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BrBRL TIL of Konstantinos Koukidis, the Greek sentry on duty when the German Army reached the ancient Acropolis during their 1941 invasion. He was ordered to lower the Greek flag and raise the Nazi one but instead he lowered the Greek flag, wrapped himself in it, and jumped to his death from the rock.
XaNQ TIL that The Complete Manual of Suicide, a Japanese book which provides explicit descriptions on various methods of suicide, was first published in 1993 and sold more than one million copies.
j6gbp today I learned about the home children from the uk sent to australia and canada as indentured servants and abused
QN0XM TIL it was revealed who forgot to flush in the infamous 'Disgustang' video. The younger sister made a followup video to admit to it in 2014, but it did not surface until 2019.
nee4G TIL In the Star Trek TOS episode “The Conscience of the King”, in the 1960’s-style cocktail party scene, the party music is a subdued version of Star Trek theme song, meaning the Star Trek theme song exists within the Star Trek universe.