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TIL “backwards american flags” on airplanes and military uniforms are worn with the stars in front to “give the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward.”

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vPPAK TIL Liberia (West Africa) was founded in 1822 with the aim of establishing a self-sufficient colony for emancipated American slaves. It is Africa's first and oldest modern republic. Its capital city Monrovia was named after US Pres James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the founding of Liberia.
7rkJM TIL that New Zealand wasn't settled by humans until 750 years ago, making it the last major landmass to be discovered by people
R7Y76 TIL the country of Zambia had its own rock scene during the 70’s
5YPMP TIL of Loulis, a chimp who learned to communicate trought sign languange, but he wasn't taught by humans: he learned the signs from his adoptive mother, Washoe, the first chimp to ever learn sign languange
8aYdb TIL that the Beastie Boys are credited for coining the term “mullet” to describe the “business up front, party in the back” hairstyle.