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TIL That a Homeowners Association(HOA) tried to foreclose on a 73 year old vetran’s house for flying the American Flag

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ADo57 TIL about the "Kentucky Meat Shower," an incident in 1876 wherein chunks of meat fell from the sky, sparking lots of wild theories about how it happened. To this day, there's no 100% certain explanation
QJLye TIL that at his last session with Pink Floyd Syd Barrett wrote a new song called "Have You Got It Yet?" Seemingly easy at first, the song quickly became impossible to learn as Barrett changed the arrangement every take. Eventually, the band realized it was an elaborate joke by the deranged Barrett.
WkyVL TIL technology already exists that lets one eavesdrop on a conversation across soundproof glass, without even seeing the speakers' mouths. Tiny vibrations caused by the sound on nearby objects like a houseplant or bag of chips can be used to derive the original sound/conversation.
9r7Q TIL there is an American charity that pays drug addicts roughly $300 to get sterilized.
rRY8M TIL When the Mars 'Spirit' Rover needed a reboot, scientists arranged for the rover to awake to "Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies, in honor of its new software.