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TIL that Dolly Parton wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day. Both songs are now over 50 years old.

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LQpv9 TIL: in the USA, only the president, a state governor, or the mayor of the D.C. can order flags to fly at half-staff. Reasons for flying at half staff are: The death of a government official, military member, or first responder, A national tragedy, Memorial Day or another national day of remembrance
16pGd TIL that dried peas blown out of a pea shooter served as alarm clocks to workers in industrial Britain. It was so common that Dickens made reference to it in Great Expectations.
dDYNZ TIL about 'Tree Spiking'. A practice in which someone screws or hammers in a spike into the base or trunk of a tree with the intention of causing personal and industrial harm. This has lead to the maiming and deaths of lumberjacks and factory workers...
p8ZMA TIL that German is an official language of Belgium despite being spoken natively by less than 1% of the population
78wGM TIL that more than half of all light mail in Denmark is delivered by bike. Due to the general city infrastructure, bikes are by far the easiest and quickest way to deliver letters in Denmark