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TIL that old or worn US flags are burned.

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epMXE TIL that there was a scene in the script for "The Truman Show" that showed a partially-constructed set for a Fijian island, complete with a fake airport and fake airplane, and that Truman very nearly made it there when he was trying to escape town.
0d8MA TIL In 1833, Britain used 40% of its national budget to pass the Slavery Abolition Act. The British government borrowed £20 million to compensate slave owners, but nothing was paid to the enslaved people themselves. The loan was one of the largest in history and wasn't paid off until 2015.
5BBn TIL Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals
wLbKE TIL that Ice-T has been in a heavy metal band for nearly 30 years.
6B58 TIL in 2007 a Bowhead whale was found to have a harpoon dating back to the 1890’s embedded in its blubber, indicating that it had survived a similar attack more than 100 years prior