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TIL Germany's flag is actually an alternative to the actual flag

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69Pxl TIL of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon - an individual dressed in black that was believed to be responsible for gas attacks in Mattoon, Illinois during the 1940s. Despite claims and eye witnesses many have written it off as a mass hysteria event or one caused by the inhalation of pollutants/substances.
b91B0 TIL that the largest Yakuza family had a tradition of handing out Halloween candy to trick or treaters
6E46m TIL in 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that film studios can't own movie theaters, thus breaking up their oligopoly. Before its ruling, Hollywood studios owned movie theaters to hold exclusive rights of showing their films, angering independent producers including Walt Disney and Charlie Chaplin.
jNMOp TIL there's a 20 year old man who made it his mission to interview every surviving WWII veteran. He started two years ago and as of this article he has interviewed over 800 veterans in 40 states.
8PGX TIL Edgar Mitchell, the sixth person to walk on the moon, has claimed that “aliens have contacted humans several times” on Kerrang radio in 2008