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TIL Al Capone, was a vicious gangster, but made sure kids got fresh milk

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J7Jv TIL the Canadian Flag has become a symbol of quality in Somalia after Canada sent a shipment of genuine Toyota small trucks there. Apparently someone had been producing low-quality knock-off trucks. People have even started getting the flag as a tattoo there.
J1lG4 TIL about childlore which is the folk culture of children between the ages of about 6 and 15. As a branch of folklore it is concerned with activities learnt and passed on by children to other children.
VM54 TIL That a Swedish chemist predicted that burning fossil fuels would raise surface temps between 5 and 6 degrees Centigrade… in 1897.
WkGZ8 TIL that VISA obtained a patent in November 2019 to convert US money into a digital currency controlled by central bank
p8pxe TIL Silent-era film director F. W. Murnau (1888 - 1931, director of Nosferatu) had his grave robbed in 2015. His skull was removed and candle wax found in the grave suggests an occult ritual was performed. The crime is unsolved and his skull remains missing.