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TIL that it is illegal to place the Philippine flag below a framed picture, as it is seen as disrespectful to a national symbol.

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kJ00E TIL that the south hemisphere receives ~7% more solar energy due to orbital perihelion (closest position to the sun) happening in 3 january
VMZ6B TIL when The Hollies released "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" in 1969, the song got up to #3 in the charts. However, after the song was used in a Miller Lite ad in 1988, it managed to reach the #1 spot and stay there for two weeks.
xVkjg TIL that the fighting was so intense that 4% of the sand on Normandy beach is made up of shrapnel from D-Day that has broken down
LQ6l9 TIL Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII was originally intended to be the guest character for the PS2 version of SoulCalibur II before liscencing deals fell through. Tekken's Heihachi would take his place.
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