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TIL There is a Swiss political party against power point

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Db6V TIL that in Germany, when a kid becomes an adult at age 18, it can get rid of all its debt by offering its debtors everthing its owns at that point. The young adult is relieved from all other debts they can’t pay back so that no young adult has to face a life in debt for things they did as teenager.
JZLV TIL that Sean Connery was once pulled over and fined by a British police officer for over speeding. The Officer’s name was Sergeant James Bond.
1ajk7 TIL that lacrosse is North America's oldest still-played sport, which was played by indigenous people in the 17th Century
a8ORb TIL in 1979 researcher John Merritt placed a photographic memory test in publications across the US. He estimated that roughly 1 million people took the test & of that number, 30 wrote in with the correct answer. However, when he visited 15 of them in their homes, not one could duplicate the feat.
4k9Ka TIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.