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TIL that The average citizen of Liechtenstein doesn’t even lock their door because crime in the country is so low. The last murder was 10 years ago (as of 2007).

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P1M0V TIL that a guy sailed across the Atlantic in a yacht just 162cm (5 foot 4) long. Apparently, the sport is called microsailing.
16lkV TIL the St Bernard in Beethoven 1 & 2 was named “Chris” and he retired to a farm when he got too old to act (also there are 8 Beethoven movies)
JYa84 TIL that the word "sabotage" comes from the French word for clog; "sabot". When looms were industrialised, redundant workers would throw their clogs into the machinery and this became known as sabotage. It is theorised that this is also the origin of the phrase "clogged up".
w8p7 TIL that a woman named Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) was the first to attempt a journey around the world in 80 days inspired by the Jules Verne book. She did it in 72 days, 6 hours, and 11 minutes - a world record.
4lAo TIL the “cheerleader effect”, the theory that girls look more attractive in groups has been scientifically proven