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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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x6b9k TIL former Alben Barkley, relegated to the back bench in his return to the Senate, noted in a speech, “I’m glad to sit in the back row, for I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty.” He then dropped dead.
54nr TIL Rainbows appear as full circles when viewed from the air. They only appear as arches from the the ground because there’s no rain below the viewer.
78lOM TIL A California drug dealer fled with 60 pounds of meth from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office after a sting operation failed, the undercover investigators attempted to identify traffickers and met with a suspect. After the transaction, the suspect fled at high speeds.
wLppJ TIL FARC got tricked into giving up their most high profile hostage and 14 others. The Colombian army made up a NGO which would transfer captives by helicopter. Once aboard the chopper, the soldiers revealed the ruse and arrested the militants, freeing all hostages. Not a single shot was fired.
R75V1 TIL Stolen Tide is often used as a currency to buy drugs