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TIL that only the President, Governor, or Mayor of Washington, DC can order flags to fly at half-staff

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grld8 TIL Dust jackets for hard cover books were originally only meant to protect the book from dust and damage, and were not the main focus. As time went on, they shifted from protection to decoration; however you're still supposed to take them off while reading.
neQeP TIL vegetables are any part of a plant that is consumed by humans or other animals as food, which means from a botany perspective "there is no such thing as a vegetable."
VGX8 TIL that, at the age of 100, Fauja Singh broke 8 world records for centenarians in athletics in one day. Singh broke the records for the 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 3000, 5000 metres and the mile even though he did not develop the ability to walk until he was five years old.
jNPlR TIL Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" was completed in 1512 and 478 years later, a physician in Indiana realized that God's shroud is in the shape of the human brain.
nYgG TIL that pop rocks (and other popping candy) work by carbonating the candy in its liquid state, creating high pressure pockets of gas that are released when you eat it. Effectively, its a carbonated food as opposed to a carbonated beverage.