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TIL one of the "Flags" in the "Six Flags" Theme Park is the Confederate Flag

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d8rvE TIL The Frilled Sharks live in the deep-sea (1,500 m) below the surface. They are considered living fossils.
DA7Y TIL During WWII, Tootsie Rolls were added to soldiers’ rations thanks to their durability in all weather conditions.
6ylw TIL The abandonment of city streetcar systems in the mid-twentieth century led to accusations of conspiracy which held that a union of automobile, oil, and tire manufacturers shut down the streetcar systems in order to further the use of buses and automobiles.
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