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TIL the only country with no live chickens is Vatican City

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jNrLj TIL that there is only one country that has never changed its flag: Denmark. Afghanistan has changed it 24 times, and there is only one country that has changed it more often: The US at 32 changes.
pY4gQ TIL The Sala delle Asse is a 15mx15m room painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1498 to depict an open air environment. In 1499 the castle was occupied by the French army and the walls painted over. Attempts to restore the room have been occuring since 2012.
wLoj8 TIL that after Lyndon Johnson died 1973, there were zero ex-presidents still living
0BBM TIL in Germany, soldiers are considered “citizens in uniform”, firstly responsible to their own conscience and not to their leaders. As a result, there were no military courts since 1945.
eDbD TIL that the high five was invented by an openly gay athlete, and was a symbol of gay pride and identification.