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TIL Switzerland had enough nuclear fallout shelters to preserve it's entire population

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4aJw TIL that in England, less than 1% of the population owns 70% of the land. The dukes and earls (as well as the Queen herself) who own much of this land largely trace lineage to William the Conqueror, who invaded the country in 1066.
OoWk1 TIL Laurel Hubbard pleaded guilty to careless driving causing injury after an incident in 2018 which left a driver with severe spinal injuries. Hubbard was discharged without conviction.The judge ordered that Hubbard's name be suppressed to avoid publicity as she trained for the Olympics.
57aB TIL that families with a kid who qualifies for the National School Lunch program can get a $150 computer and $10/month internet access
JYZW4 TIL that the three obelisks in London, Paris and New York that are known as “Cleopatra’s Needle” were actually a thousand years old by the time of the reign of the Ptolemaic pharaoh from whom they get their name.
M7koA TIL: Contrary to popular beliefs, pigs are the most hygienic animals