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ex76 TIL The Filipino flag is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.
M897 TIL The asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs was powerful enough to send Earth rocks to Mars and even Europa. As a result, if we ever find life on those worlds it may actually have originated on our own planet.
6MnX TIL real scientists conducted a real study to learn that cats do indeed recognize their owners’ voices … but 10,000 years of cohabiting with humans keeps them from giving a damn.
6X4Q TIL that chewing gum can raise your metabolism rate up to 20%
QpXp TIL Sard, the language spoken on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, is much nearer Classical Latin than any other surviving Romance language.