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TIL use of the German flag outside of sporting events is rare due to German flag waving being associated with with Nazi Germany and nationalism

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Oo8PY TIL that the low-hanging bar on the back of semi trailers is called a “Mansfield Bar.” It was mandated after a gruesome accident took the life of actress Jayne Mansfield.
e0XyE TIL About Stu Ungar, one of only two to win the World Series of Poker Main Event 3 times. He burned his way through several fortunes, threw away a 10-year-long marriage, drugged himself up to the eyeballs and, by the end, could barely stand up. He died with only $800.
7NML TIL a man in China purchased a first-class plane ticket — and used it to eat a year’s worth of free meals at the VIP lounge at Xi’an International Airport.
j6jbj TIL The summit of Mount Everest is not the farthest point on Earth away from the Earth's center. The summit of Chimborazo, a volcano in Ecuador, holds that designation due to Earth's slight equitorial bulge.
6ENXW TIL that the Germans thought that the shotgun was too inhuman a weapon, and lodged a complaint against the US.