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TIL bestiality was legal in Denmark until 2015

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nP7W TIL for almost 20 years, and against JFK’s orders, all US nuclear weapons were secured with the combination password of “0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0”
9wL76 TIL that elephants sleep lying down on their sides and often huddle closely together while they do.
xonb TIL Nero (Emperor of Rome) liked, castrated and married a young boy that resembled his deceased second wife (which he may have murdered)
E1OyW TIL the new Tesla Roadster is capable of 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, quicker than any street legal production car to date, with a top speed of 250+ mph.
M7rOW TIL about the 1955 Le Mans disaster. It was the most catastrophic crash in motorsport history. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring nearly 180 more