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TIL the correct and respectful way to retire a damaged or otherwise unusable American flag is by burning it.

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4XdjR TIL the sound effect in the opening line of the song Iron Man, "I am Iron Man", was made by having Ozzy Osbourne sing from behind a fan.
4kEYg TIL that a Japanese Fu-Go balloon bomb killed 6 civilians in Oregon on May 5th, 1945.
ZppgG TIL that from 1953-1979, U.S. hurricanes were exclusively named after women. This attributed temperament and a sense of urgency to the storms.
VBlMm TIL in June, 1889, Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night. Three months later, the Nintendo company was founded to produce and market playing cards.
woNKM TIL in 2016, Mozart sold more CDs than Beyoncé. This was due to the release of a box set commemorating the 225th anniversary of Mozart’s death including 200 discs per set. Each disc counted as a separate sale, propelling Mozart ahead of contemporary artists in CD sales the year.