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TIL the first condom was made of linen and was invented in the 1600s by Catholic priest Gabriele Falloppio

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46Za TIL that in Denmark, it is illegal to burn foreign flags, but not illegal to burn the Danish flag.
9YaRp TIL in Ancient Egypt, cats were bred not as pets, but for ritual mummification. Puppy farms and other animal breeding programmes were a huge industry that provided a stock of animals to be killed and mummified as an offering to the gods and to keep the dead company
4kl7J TIL of the siege of Beitang cathedral during the Boxer rebellion, where 41 Italian and French marines managed to hold off thousands of Chinese troops for months until Japanese allies arrived to relieve the siege, saving the lives of 3,900 Christians who took refuge inside the cathedral.
BPOy TIL a Dutch prank group tricked a group of “foodies” into eating McDonald’s nuggets and burgers.
Dy9p TIL that after the HMS Sheffield was hit by and Argentine Exocet missile during the Falklands War, her crew sang “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Monty Python’s Life of Brian as they awaited rescue and watched their ship burn uncontrollably.