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TIL Saint Patrick's color was blue, not green. St. Patrick's blue, can be seen on ancient Irish flags & was used on armbands & flags by the Irish Citizen Army up until the 1798 Irish Rebellion. This is when the clover & the color green taken from Irelands lush fields became symbol's for Ireland.

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gMXEX TIL - That using a cell phone at a gas station can cause a fire or explosion is a common urban legend, and has never happened anywhere in the world. Experts believe it to be impossible as no-one has been able to successfully create a fire or explosion by using a cell phone while fueling a car.
ADKxa TIL that there are good reasons to support the claim that humanity is effectively extinction proof. The main reason being the advent of farming, some 10,000 years ago.
BrDAx TIL that the world record for the longest jump by a horse (Something, 1975, 8.4 m / 28’), is less than the human world record (Powell, 1991, 8.95 m / 29’ 4-1/4”).
oRZPK TIL the alchemists of Alexandria developed various medicines and elixirs with drinkable gold, which they believed restored and rejuvenated the body. It is believed that Cleopatra had body treatments with gold every night, such as having baths with gold and using a face mask of pure gold.
QmO6 TIL Alcatraz was the only federal prison at the time to offer hot-water showers for its inmates because the prison staff felt the inmates would find the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay almost impossible to withstand during an escape attempt.