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TIL that in Denmark, it is illegal to burn foreign flags, but not illegal to burn the Danish flag.

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VMKX0 TIL that geese are one of the oldest groups of birds, having changed very little from the age of the dinosaurs. Relying on water for food and burrows for nesting is thought to have played a big part in surviving the K-T extinction.
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