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TIL that they make turkey SPAM. And no, it’s not actually called SPURKEY.

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loyK5 TIL that the gay pride flag originally had 8 colors. Hot pink was dropped due to the fabric color being difficult to get, and turquoise removed a year later to be able to split the flag design in half to decorate both sides of a parade route.
LkNrv TIL that cursive handwriting has already been removed from the curricula of 41 states.
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