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TIL that in 1919 the Austrian state of Vorarlberg held a referendum where 80% voted to join Switzerland. Switzerland refused though as they didn't want another German/Catholic Canton to upset the delicate balance between them.

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loajK TIL Gene Roddenberry was reluctant to include a Klingon in TNG. Worf wasn't even mentioned in the writer's guide. When Worf was finally added to the crew, he was intended to have a minor role. Gradually, Worf became more important to the story and soon became one of the main characters on the show.
7W8L TIL the USA exported $124,021,998 worth of dairy cow semen in 2011.
oBwdA TIL that auto insurance companies donate laser guns to police departments. Laser is much more difficult to defeat than radar guns, and this investment pays back the insurance company dividends because of the increased revenue raised through higher insurance premiums.
doLd TIL that mushrooms create their own breeze if there’s no wind to spread their spores
R41j TIL There is a village in China called Liqian whose inhabitants’ DNA is 56% Caucasian in origin. Theories suggest they are descended from Roman legionaries