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TIL that the old seal of Zion, Illinois was adjudged illegal by the Supreme Court for containing the phrase "God reigns"

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Zplbp TIL scientists created cyborg cockroaches. They put wires the cockroaches and steer them by remote control.
W6a4 TIL Ben Stein Said this about Nixon: “He was a peacemaker. He was a lying, conniving, covering up peacemaker. He was not a lying, conniving drug addict like JFK, a lying, conniving war starter like LBJ, a lying, conniving seducer like Clinton—a lying, conniving peacemaker.
wL8DW Today I Learned that despite being a tiny country with a large population density, The Netherlands is the world's second largest agricultural exporter.
9aOp TIL Murphy’s law is named after aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr., and it’s a misinterpretation of his statement “If there’s more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then he [his assistant] will do it that way.”
ejnE TIL Chewbacca did not accept the Galactic Republic Medal of Bravery because Wookies see no value in such rewards. However, he was later presented with one in private by Princess Leia.