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TIL that it is illegal to place the Philippine flag below a framed picture, as it is seen as disrespectful to a national symbol.

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7xmZ TIL that during the American Revolutionary War, despite opposition from the Continental Congress, George Washington ordered the vaccination of 40,000 soldiers from smallpox, reducing the infection rate from 17% to 1%
VdLQ TIL that the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park only appear in the film for 15 minutes.
W7XvA TIL about French geologist Michel Siffre, who in a 1962 experiment spent 2 months in a cave without any references to the passing time. He eventually settled on a 25 hour day and thought it was a month earlier than the date he finally emerged from the cave
xMWo TIL that in 1970, there were half as many people in the world as there are now.
kJYoB TIL about Operation Popeye, where the US attempted to weaponize the weather during the Vietnam War by extending the monsoon season to disrupt North Vietnam's logistics