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TIL that the Pledge of Allegiance was compulsory in US schools until a Jehovah Witness Father appealed to the court that saluting the flag in such a manner made it a "graven image," and by forcing his children to do so was an attack on this family's right to freedom of religion and speech.

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KYorw TIL In 2012, while incarcerated at ADX Florence, Ted Kaczynski (better known as the Unabomber) received an invitation to the 50th anniversary reunion of his Harvard graduating class. He responded, listing his occupation as " prisoner " and his eight life sentences as " awards.
M7ekW TIL under German law, self-driving cars must be programmed to avoid human death at all cost. This means the car is allowed to destroy property, accelerate beyond legal speeds, and hit animals to avoid hitting a human.
OMAX TIL LBJ received massive cash payments from defense contractor Brown & Root, a big supporter of the war in Vietnam. Later they made BILLIONS from the Vietnam War. Today that company is called Halliburton.
Jowk TIL that declawing a cat is illegal in many countries because its similar to amputating a finger tip.
jNg0R TIL in 1972 Tonie Nathan was the first woman to receive an electoral vote in a US presidential election.