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TIL that 8.2% of Norwegians eat tacos every single Friday

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PYDeG TIL that the flash from cameras does not harm artwork. In a 1995 study, the London National Gallery concluded that camera flash is dangerous after measuring the color change in test pigments that were exposed to over 1,000,000 flashes. However, the control group showed the same amount of change.
EOlP TIL that when the British invaded Washington in 1814, they held a mock session of congress. They voted whether or not they should burn the city to the ground, soldiers unanimously agreed in favor of the motion.
WPNd TIL female dragonflies fake their own deaths to avoid having sex
16ZQV TIL: In 2019, a lawyer and a software developer brute force copyrighted every possible melody and entered them into public domain to insulate musicians from ‘stolen melody’ lawsuits.
VMYjD TIL Canada and Denmark have a territorial dispute over Hans Island in which each country removes the others flag and leaves bottles of alcohol (whiskey from Canada and Schnapps from Denmark) every few months for the other countries military when they return to reclaim the island.