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TIL the Canadian flag has only existed since 1965

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WkQd9 TIL - Some early forms of corn were only edible as popcorn. The Aztecs were making popcorn from wild corn prior to making flour from corn.
B6ld TIL that U.S. Federal Affirmative Action regulations specify that minority status cannot supersede merit in hiring decisions, and “(q)uotas are expressly forbidden.”
Eg5NX TIL that 4.25 a.m. on 13th July 1944 a Junkers JU88 aircraft landed at RAF Woodbridge in England. The hapless German aircrew assumed they were near Berlin. The JU88 had a new radar system that could detect Lancaster bombers up to 100 miles away. Subsequent alteration of the bombers saved many lives.
yQO7X TIL two-thirds of the way between your 31st and 32nd birthdays, you will turn one billion seconds old.
ay9b TIL that the word “Barbarian” was invented by the ancient Greeks as an insulting term for anyone who didn’t speak the Greek language - to their ears, everyone else sounded like they were just saying “bar bar bar” all the time