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TIL the flag of Mozambique has an AK-47 on it

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7vRx TIL that Harry Potter was the most banned book in the US for 2001 and 2002, for the reasons of being “anti-family, occult/Satanism, religious viewpoint, violence”.
6dA8 TIL Young St. Bernard dogs learn how to rescue lost travelers through modeling the behavior of older dogs. They do not receive any special training, and the dogs decide for themselves if they will specialize in staying with the victim or going to seek help.
wL6Qo TIL Rickets is called "The English Disease" in some languages, after the thick smog during the industrial revolution in England gave up to 80% of children a vitamin-D deficiency
X0Rk TIL the word “para” in “Paralympics” actually refers to parallel, meaning it is held alongside the actual Olympics.
LkO5r TIL there are thousands of U.S. areas affected by high levels of lead that are worse than Flint, Michigan