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TIL: The name “Six Flags" is a reference to the flags of the six different nations that governed Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of America.

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ep7n5 TIL Scientists studying visual perception superglued patches on cuttlefish to Velcro 3D glasses on them. The cuttlefish kept the glasses on long enough for the research team to determine that they have stereo vision (like humans).
VNo8 TIL that George R. R. Martin was a writer and producer on the 1980’s TV series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman
wBk1 TIL there are a pair of craniopagus conjoined twins whose brains are so intertwined, they share all of their senses. They see what each other sees, taste what each other tastes, feel what each other feels.
G56J TIL the earliest known written mention of Jesus Christ’s existence dates to about 90 years AFTER his death
Gerj TIL A Woman in Oregon started a wildfire to give some work to her bored firefighter friends. Eventually, the fire, named as the Sunnyside Turnoff wildfire, spread to about 80 square miles — 51,000 acres — costing nearly $8 million to fight and took two months to bring under complete control.