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TIL Denmark’s current flag design was first used in 1219. No other modern country has used its flag for so long.

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9QYQ TIL that during WWII, a German pilot spotted an American pilot’s crippled plane in the sky. Tailing it, he noticed that gunner was dead, crew injured, and they posed no threat. Instead of destroying the plane, he led it to safety. 40 years later, the two pilots reunited.
WkO6Y TIL that Tom Petty took guitar lessons from Don Felder.
oRWkW TIL Red-Eyed Tree Frogs use “Flash Coloration” which describes when an organism displays certain colors at rest versus in motion. When the frog is startled, it can flash its bright red eyes, orange webbed feet, and blue/yellow lateral stripes, which startles predators and allows the frog to escape.
9YGdr TIL yogurt’s composition was first broken down by Bulgarian scientist Dr. Grigorov. His work was then picked up by Russian biologist Élie Metchnikoff who established a link between Bulgarian peasants’ yogurt consumption and their very long lives.
BgEOb TIL Queen Victoria's half-brother served as revolutionary Germany's head of government in 1848