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Til that in the USA there are specific rules of how to dispose of a worn-out flag

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xw5g TIL flaming pigs were used in ancient warfare as a countermeasure against war elephants.
epVvb TIL As a child, Walt Disney's mom convinced his dad, Elias, to buy him a set of colored pencils and some drawing paper. Elias did not approve, believing the boy should spend time engaged in hard, manual labor. Even after Walt became famous, Elias never considered animation a real job
OobPY TIL that nearly every U.S. state with an official state dance selected the Square Dance. I always thought it was just a Texas thing...
5V1D9 TIL the echo effect used in Duane Eddy’s 1958 instrumental hit “Rebel Rouser” was achieved using a 2,000-gallon water tank the studio had purchased from a junkyard
DQnwp TIL that Mars Express, the first planetary mission attempted by the European Space Agency, is still fully functioning and making scientific discoveries, after entering Martian orbit over 19 years ago.