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TIL The original version of the American Pledge of Allegiance did not include the line “[…] one Nation, under God[…]”, which was added in 1954.

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woP5E TIL from 1969-72 Ford offered their cars in a color called "Anti-Establishment Mint"
yQwBe TIL during WW1, Germany used cow intestines to make Zeppelin airships, and made so many that it became illegal to make sausages, as it diverted cow intestines from the war effort. 250,000 cows were needed for each zeppelin!
xVyQw TIL about 13-year old Eliza Armstrong who was purchased for £5 by journalist W.T. Stead in his attempt to expose sex slavery in Victorian London. Though his newspaper story led to tighter laws protecting women & girls, he was still arrested & jailed for abduction & procurement.
ne5do TIL that “Slim Goodbody” (aka: John Burnstein) is still touring and lecturing (in his anatomically-correct spandex) after 45 years.
xV9bb TIL Bald Eagles are feeding in a suburban Seattle landfill and dropping their trash leftovers in nearby residents' yards. The official “bird management plan" sent drones to chase away birds but were ripped up in the sky by eagles. "Scarecrow" mannequins with safety vest and hard hat also failed.