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TIL it is illegal to burn the flag of any country in Denmark, with the exception of the Danish flag itself.

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LvYp TIL that a photographer taking pictures of air pollution unknowingly captured pictures of a couple committing suicide
Egp6P TIL that Nutella and other chocolate hazelnut spreads are derivatives of the Italian Gianduja spread. Chocolate hazelnut spreads differ from Gianduja in that vegetable oils are used to stretch it further, instead of using actual cocoa and hazelnut butter as in Gianduja.
m1OrR TIL Peter Steele of Type O Negative appeared as a nude centerfold of Playgirl in 1995. Steele regretted the decision after finding out only 23% of the magazine subscribers were female. Stating “Not that I'm homophobic, but it was certainly irritating” about his decision.
E1PL7 TIL in 1977 David Begelman, then head of Columbia Pictures, was caught embezzling $75,000 from the studio. To avoid a scandal he was quietly fired, and three years later became CEO of MGM. The actor who discovered his embezzlement was Blacklisted by the studio for reporting it to the police.
mxwwR TIL of John R. Brinkley, who convinced a bunch of people that having goat testicles implanted in them would increase their virility.