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TIL the first ever honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters was Henry Kissinger

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OoXJ1 TIL that those little aloe plants that pop up next to the big aloe plant are called "pups," and that's pretty cute :)
5YyJR TIL in some countries, including the US flying a flag upside indicates a state of emergency or war. This among a few other things is called flag desecration
8a7mG TIL that the Hershey Company runs a free private boarding school for underprivileged students. The endowment is backed by the full faith and credit of The Hershey Company and every part of the student experience from athletics to college visits is paid for by The Hershey Company
wdY8 TIL that the term “easter egg” originates from the the 1975 movie “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” when the cast had an Easter Egg hunt but most of the eggs went unfound. They can be seen throughout the film in various locations.
MeBom Today I learned that Soccer was actually coined and originally used by the English for over a century and they are the reason that Americans call Football Soccer today.