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TIL that old or worn US flags are burned.

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rNDro TIL Nintendo continued to repair the original NES consoles in Japan until October 31, 2007
rRwwd TIL that in the 1700s, Queen Caroline of Great Britain had smallpox innoculation trialled on six prisoners in return for commuting their death sentences. When this was successful, she innoculated her own children, popularising the process.
NXvr8 TIL vodka can be made from whey- a dairy byproduct
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