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TIL that the swiss have enough bunkers to house the entire countries population fake houses with artillery in them, and bridges that are rigged to blow.

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Qaxd TIL there’s a ladder that hasn’t been moved in centuries because of a religious dispute.
MGJ0 TIL that the man who discovered the age of the Earth, Clair Patterson, was also responsible for one of our greatest public health interventions, the ban of lead additives in gasoline.
7DGP TIL When Five Guys opened up, they received an order from the Pentagon. When Five Guys asked what time they were going to pick up the order, an admiral got on the phone and told them “everyone delivers to the Pentagon.” Five Guys then put up a banner that read “ABSOLUTELY NO DELIVERY.”
NX7KN TIL Shen Fu Tsong was the first recorded Chinese person to step foot in Britain. Tsong cataloged the Chinese collection in the Bodleian Library, showed the librarian how to hold Chinese books, and explained their contents. King James II had Tsong's portrait painted and hung in his bed chamber.
4kE4b TIL Basketball was invented in the US by a PE coach, James Naismith, who was trying to come up with a sport with less injuries and body contact