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TIL the oldest known flag in the United States is the “Bedford Flag” it shows an armored arm grasping a sword with the motto “conquer or die” it was used by the Minutemen at Lexington

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ne14d TIL That Infamous Alabama Governor George Wallace Took The Oath of Office standing on a gold star, which marked the very spot that The President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis stood when he took the oath in 1861.
dDKLQ TIL In 1944, the USS Buckley engaged U-Boat U-66 in the Atlantic. The ship rammed the submarine and got stuck, and their respective crews engaged in hand to hand combat, using shell casings and coffee mugs as weapons.
x6b50 TIL that the role of Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element almost went to Prince rather than Chris Tucker.
lnm1 TIL that Voss water is just water from the municipal water supply in Iveland, Norway
ep7EL TIL about the “golden horse”, thought to be the oldest existing horse breed, and has a very distinctive metallic sheen to their coats.