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Submitted by pm-me-all-tits t3_122dcbc
Submitted by Robinsonirish t3_z0apop
TIL Vichy Pastilles were a digestive aid turned confectionery invented in 1825. The Vichy Regime of WW2 used the sweets as propaganda and did not ration them, unlike other foodstuffs. The name of the sweets is known to make some French citizens uneasy.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by jamescookenotthatone t3_y9pgii
TIL: On January 5, 2002, Charles J. Bishop stole a Cessna 172 light aircraft and crashed it into the side of the bank of America tower. His mother filed a lawsuit against Roche Laboratories claiming that Accutane had side effects such as depression and suicidal actions.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by deadflowers1 t3_11w9rpr
Submitted by ImAllAboutYou t3_10h6sqt
TIL that the Flag of Puerto Rico's colors are not specifically defined. While its independence-era flags used a sky blue, and its readoption in 1952 used a dark blue to match the US flag, there is no official definition for what shade of blue must be used in the flag.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by RexSueciae t3_zwo6ek
Submitted by t0rden-X t3_10mmtuq