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TIL the Flag of Arkansas was originally designed by a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution; but was subsequently updated by the State to reflect Confederate history.

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Vnvp TIL King of the Hill has a drawn list of animation help for their oversees animators to prevent breaks in continuity and Asian influenced animation issues.
neJOG TIL that Brokeback Mountain was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is currently the most recent film chosen to be in the Registry.
LQ11p TIL about 2,4-DNP, a chemical that was used, among other things, to make black dye. 3 workers died during the 1890s after accidentally ingesting it. It dissipates energy from food in the body as heat, making people rapidly lose body fat and die from an excessive rise in body temperature.
Gb5G TIL in 2006, a bank manager in China stole $26,000 from the bank. His plan was to purchase lottery tickets with the intent of winning enough that he could return the money before the theft was discovered and still have some left over for himself. Despite the odds, his plan succeeded.
Eg0dW TIL Africa accounts for just 3% of the world's trade