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TIL that old or worn US flags are burned.

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X07rk TIL people who work at U.S. nuclear power plants are exposed to less radiation than what is given off by the granite walls inside the U.S. Capitol Building.
VBKND TIL that King Ranch, the largest ranch in the U.S., is larger than both Rhode Island and Luxembourg
W7bod TIL about what3words, a location service that divided the world into 57 trillion squares and assigned each a unique "address" comprised of three-word combinations. The accuracy can allow rescue and emergency services to pinpoint those in need of aid when a specific address is unavailable.
16OV4 TIL that Jerry Seinfeld turned down $5 million per episode (almost $10 million in today's money) to make a 10th season of ''Seinfeld''
enmJ TIL the first webcam was deployed at Cambridge University computer lab – its sole purpose was to monitor a particular coffee maker and hence avoid wasted trips to an empty pot.