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TIL The name Six Flags comes from the flags of the six different nations that have governed Texas

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MdGA TIL The current Guinness world record for the loudest burp is 109.9 dB, set by Paul Hunn in August 2009. This is louder than a jackhammer at a distance of 1 m.
JYxA8 TIL that in terms of the average number of steps required to link actors to other actors, Kevin Bacon is only the 543rd ranked actor in Hollywood history. The actors with the lowest average number of steps are Christopher Lee, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer, Michael Caine, and Donald Sutherland
Nkx8 TIL “Serenity” was the first high definition movie to be cracked and torrented.
61EZ TIL that in 1974, a man stole a helicopter, flew it to Washington, D.C. and hovered for six minutes over the White House before descending on the south lawn. He only spent 1 year in prison and fined $2,400.
kO1od TIL that the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) still sells so well in Brazil that a company is making new consoles for the market.