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TIL that Motorola Razr is still being released after first being released in 2004

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GYroG TIL that Robert G Heft, who designed the current flag of the USA, did it as part of a school project. He initially got a B minus for his work, but his grade was changed to an A after Congress adopted his design.
0wdG5 TIL that when Alice Cooper released their album "School's Out" to the public, they pranked the public by warping the record in a pair of vibrant colored (and flammable) panties
9YVZ7 TIL the philosopher Hegel believed that every era of history has wisdom to offer - history is not primitive. The present is not necessarily 'more advanced', but also contains blind spots that history can give answers to.
696aY TIL Michael Phelps contemplated suicide after the 2012 Olympics, in which he won four gold and two silver medals.
7rBM TIL the movie that holds the record for most uses of the word “fuck” is “Fuck. ” The word is used between nine and ten times per minute for 93 minutes.