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TIL that France banned mentions of Twitter and Facebook on TV and radio, as in “Follow us on Twitter” or “Like us on Facebook” because they were deemed as promotion and unfair to other sites

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bDZ7 TIL in Denmark it’s illegal to burn the flags of foreign countries but legal to burn the Danish flag
wAVP TIL that Washington DC contributes more in federal taxes than 19 states, yet citizens only have one nonvoting representative in the House, none in Senate, and had no electoral votes until 1961. Some say it is “Taxation without Representation” and the UN has cited the US on the issue since 2006.
obOo TIL In 1970 America had over 50,000 pay toilets. By 1980, there were almost none.
b9WLp TIL the first border wall in the US was in NYC in 1625, back then Dutch colony: New Amsterdam. To keep the Indians out. On the tip of Manhattan. Now it's called Wall Street.
4k9a5 Til A massive shark called "Deep Blue" is considered the largest great white shark ever recorded at over 20 feet long. Has been spotted around Guadalupe Island, Mexico and Hawaii in recent years.