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TIL There is a Swiss political party against power point

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VZOk TIL that because “diplomatic bags” are protected by international law from being searched, a last-minute shipment of replacement parts for the toilet in the International Space Station was transported in a “diplomatic bag” from Russia to Florida to arrive before liftoff.
pYOoO TIL that the oldest continuously running maternity hospital in the world is in Dublin. It was established in 1745. By Bartholomew Mosse. 9,000 babies are born here every year.
LGLv TIL in 2002 a few NASA interns stole nearly all of the moon rocks collected from all Apollo missions, then had sex on them
R7Wg7 TIL that John Fogarty was sued by Fantasy Records for copyright infringement because his song (the 1984 hit "The Old Man Down The Road") sounded too much like CCR's 1970's hit "Run Through The Jungle", a song that Fogarty wrote and produced.
R7R51 TIL that in France, the movie "Cool Runnings" about the first Jamaican bobsled team is called "Rasta Rockett."