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TIL in Denmark it’s illegal to burn the flags of foreign countries but legal to burn the Danish flag

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XmV8 TIL President Ulysses S. Grant smoked an estimated 12 cigars a day. He also became the first president to die of cancer, only 5 days after finishing his autobiography.
rNl7x TIL you can't sneeze when you're sleeping
ANlBd TIL On May 1901, Connecticut became the first state to pass speed limit laws, regulating motor vehicles to 12 mph within city limits and 15 mph on country roads.
xVJjw TIL that Larry Bird scored 20 points with his left (non-dominant) hand in a single game to "save his right for the Lakers."
ERJw TIL at noon on September 1, 1923, a massive earthquake hit Tokyo. Major fires popped up across the city, because people were cooking lunch over fires when the quake hit. Over 100,000 people died.