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TIL Iceland overthrew their government and rewrote their constitution after the 2008 financial crisis.

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6ERNW TIL that that the iconic head character of Nintendo, Mario, was name after Mario Segale. A man who's kindness allowed a Nintendo warehouse to get back on its feet. Thereby going on to create the red and blue character we all know and love!
awglb TIL Switzerland has no landfills. 50% of the municipal waste is recycled, 50% is incinerated to produce electricity
45L6 TIL in 1995 a man in Australia attempted suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a shotgun. When that didn’t work he used a pistol to shoot himself in the head, then used the shotgun again on his throat and finally died after one last shotgun blast to the heart
9YY8Q TIL English has at least 38 different ways to spell the vowel sound in "say". For example <eigh> (eight), <alf> (halfpenny) <au> (gauge) etc.
NAO1 TIL the first credit card, issued in 1949 and made out of cardboard, was Diners Club. Co-founder Frank McNamara was dining with clients and realized he forgot his wallet. His wife paid the tab, and McNamara thought of a multipurpose charge card as a way to avoid similar embarrassments in the future.