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TIL That Telivison would end at Midnight in the 1960s

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rNRX4 TIL that in order to promote national peace, founding father Benjamin Rush wanted to establish the position of Secretary of Peace, and at the same times post signs such as "An office for butchering the human species" and "An office for creating famine" above the office of the Secretary of War.
djbZ TIL that a Japanese construction company completed designs for a 2.5 Mile high skyscraper that can house upto 1 million people, just for some recognition.
kOwGW TIL the Hawaii state flag has existed in its current form since the islands were a monarchy, and was commissioned by King Kamehameha to resemble both the US and UK flag in order to avoid being dragged by either side into the War of 1812
YpBpx TIL Morton's fork is a type of false dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion. Asserting that a person suspected of a crime who is acting nervously must have something to hide, while a person who acts calmly and confidently must be skilled at hiding something.
0wpyL TIL that cars with yellow, amber turn signals are 28% less likely to be involved in crashes.