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TIL that Zurich is the richest city in the world in 2015 (based on GDP per capita)

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MewWa TIL Erik Thorvaldsson (Erik the Red), discovered a frozen island 1,500 miles west of Iceland. He wished to settle there but was worried no one would want to because of the harsh conditions. In order to fool them into taking the dangerous voyage, he told them the name of the island was "Greenland"
YJnZ TIL Switzerland swore eternal neutrality in 1515 after losing the Battle of Marignano
7pWP TIL Antennas cannot uniformly transmit in all directions because of the ‘Hairy Ball Theorem’
WkLPN Europe was colder than the North Pole this week.
OPP7 TIL Rolling Stone gave many artists bad reviews, then changed to good reviews after they became famous. Examples include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, The Beach Boys, Nirvana, Weezer, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Outkast and also Queen.