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TIL An American Flag survived the Challenger explosion and was the flag raised at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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R7Q19 TIL physician Ben Goldacre publicly questioned the credibility of nutritionist Gillian McKeith's diploma from American Association of Nutritional Consultants, after successfully applying for and receiving the same diploma on behalf of his dead cat Henrietta.
RQ49 TIL that Hempcrete is a hemp-based concrete alternative that turns to Limestone by absorbing CO2 during the first 100 years after it’s cast, making it a truly carbon negative building material.
oRlr7 TIL of Deborah Sampson. She was a woman from Massachusetts who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After her sex was revealed in 1783 she was honorably discharged at West Point.
OoD4Y TIL David “Carbine” Williams, who helped invent the M1 Carbine, was a convicted murderer and created innovative gun ideas while in jail. He was convicted of the shooting of a sheriff who busted his illegal moonshine still. He was released after his family argued his inventions could help America.