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TIL that it is illegal in Denmark to profit off of somebody else’s nudity. Therefore becoming a prostitute is allowed, but becoming a pimp is not.

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ra80 TIL that Gutzon Borglum, the designer of the Mount Rushmore National Monument, was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and that the Ku Klux Klan helped fund the monument.
wNP TIL that on July 4th, 1940 there were only 14 democracies remaining in the world. All other countries were dictatorships.
QrMe TIL that Strontium-90, an isotope emitted from nuclear fission, is chemically similar to calcium. This means that when it is inhaled after a nuclear blast, the body uses it as it would use calcium, depositing it straight into your bones where it delivers beta radiation to your bone marrow.
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