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TIL that It Is Illegal to Have Only One 'Social Pet' in Switzerland

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vPebx TIL that in 2009 5 stranded fishermen were rescued by the USS Rhode Island, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine.
oN8o TIL Opossums are the only non-primate with opposable thumbs, and they’re the only North American marsupial (meaning they have a pouch, like kangaroos)
QJmQe TIL Japan's execution system is done only by hanging, with prisoners in "detention centers" being taken to an execution chamber and dropped to their death using a trapdoor.
mnYv TIL the total power of sunlight striking Earth’s atmosphere is estimated at 174 Petawatts. That’s 174 quadrillion watts.
0woeL TIL that an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people speak Texas German, a German dialect which can be traced back German settlers to Texas