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TIL that the US flag is displayed in reverse on merch, clothing and objects (depending on what side they are on) because the stars always need to be facing forward. This is part of the US Flag code.

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JYQpQ TIL That in 1991 influential and bestselling hip-hop lyricist Ice-T was among the first rappers to express comments supportive of the LGBT community
oBbVo TIL In 1985, an F-15A launched an anti-satellite missile from a 65-degree climb at 38,100 feet, knocking out an orbiting satellite 345 miles above the Earth; the missile traveled at 11,000 mph when it hit the satellite, which was orbiting at 17,000 mph
b6M1a TIL that the Jonestown mass suicide in 1978 constituted the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act until the incidents of 11 September 2001.
8evNV TIL star systems are much closer together near the center of the galaxy, with some being only 0.4–0.04 light-years apart
JRB1 TIL Polygraph tests are only ~61% accurate, yet they can still be used as evidence in court in many places.