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wGa7 TIL that the pledge of allegiance in schools was conceived by a businessman who wanted to sell flags.
p8lYQ TIL that Afghani women are not entitled to personal names outside the confines of their homes. Nor are they allowed any record of their existence - anywhere - that uses a name, not even their tombstones.
R7mK8 TIL that during WW2, the UK planned to build 'unsinkable' giant aircraft carriers with 40ft thick hulls made out of a mixture of ice and wood pulp. The project was canceled, but the scale model took three years to melt.
nW4kb TIL the IDEA act and other laws for accommodating and integrating disabled children at public schools are a direct result of racial integration precedents set by the Civil Rights Movement.
mnPY TIL Jesus is mentioned more times in the Koran than Muhammad