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TIL The Canterbury Earthquake distorted train tracks in 2010

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eY54 TIL that the US Flag Code states when a flag is no longer in appropriate condition it “should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”
gM5wX TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening revealed that the town of Springfield, Oregon was the inspiration for the show's setting.
kJJQ7 TIL that rattlesnakes need only 500-600 calories per year to survive.
wol9Y TIL Wesley Snipes and Ryan Reynolds never hated each other
nevw7 TIL about Ivan; a silverback gorilla who was kept for over 27 yrs in a small, cement cage for public display in a mall in Tacoma, Wa.