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TIL that a group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance.

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9YMoB TIL: The music video for Buddy Holly by Weezer was included on the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
pYyQQ TIL that the Statue of Liberty was certified as a lighthouse until 1902, and--if it hadn't been decertified--would be the tallest coastal lighthouse in the world today.
Z8g4G TIL that the Greek Key design, on the toga the mascot for Little Caesars Pizza wears, is actually the initials LC for Little Caesars.
ANG9o TIL the Soviets trained dogs as anti-tank bombers, but they attacked Russian tanks instead of German ones due to a training error. The Soviets used diesel tanks for training, while German tanks ran on gasoline. The dogs' keen sense of smell led them to familiar Soviet tanks instead of the Germans.
Y7aXA TIL JP Morgan bailed out banks in 1907 but a severe recession occured anyway. Nelson Aldrich, a powerful senator with close ties to Morgan, led a mission to Europe in 1908 to study the workings of the central banks in England, France and Germany. The Federal Reserve was created a short time later