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yVbZw TIL that from year to year, winds and air pressure patterns change, causing different forces to act on the solid Earth. During El Niño years, for example, the rotation of the Earth may slow ever so slightly because of stronger winds, increasing the length of a day by a fraction of a millisecond
KOxBR TIL that the daily rum ration given to sailors in the Royal Navy was only stopped in 1970.
oBMer TIL the proper way to dispose of an American flag is to burn it and bury the ashes
VBJ6B TIL: The most predominantly Baptist state in the world is in Nagaland, India, where 75% of the population are Baptist Christians. Mississippi is 55% Baptist, by comparison.
nel6b TIL After being stuck charging $5c/bottle for various reasons, the Coca-Cola Company approached the U.S. Treasury Department asking them to mint a 7.5 cent coin in 1953, as a method to increase their prices without requiring two coins for vending machine sales