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TIL Denmark’s flag is the oldest flag currently in use, designed in 1219 and unchanged since

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R77wa TIL that German-British Jewish historian Edgar Feuchtwanger had Hitler as a neighbor during his childhood. Mr. Feuchtwanger is still alive today.
OoXpL TIL Caregivers can suffer from "Compassion Fatigue". Symptoms include loss of enjoyment, loss of hope, self-medication by drugs or alcohol, depression, anxiety, frustration/anger, difficulty concentrating, headaches and muscle pain.
N7gW8 TIL that until 2013, Shark Tank required 5% equity of all companies - just to pitch in the show. Lawyers at ABC later changed the requirement after Mark Cuban gave them an ultimatum — remove the equity clause or "I'm not coming back."
Y1rW TIL, it is expected that oil will reach its economic limit within the average lifespan of the millennial generation.
j65Bj TIL that from 1603 to 1867, Japan’s Tokugawa Shogunate enacted a policy called Sakoku that isolated the country from foreign trade and contact. Only Dutch, Chinese, and Korean traders were allowed to trade in Nagasaki under strict regulations and were strictly observed during their stay.