› added 5 years ago

170

TIL one of Switzerland’s defense strategies is to demolish every main road, bridge and railway access into Switzerland in case of a foreign invasion, with at least 3,000 locations around the country prepared to blow at a moment’s notice.

Read more expatica.com

via reddit.com

oOlE TIL that 15% of snails that are eaten by birds survive the digestion and are found alive in their droppings. This potentially leads to the spread of snail populations.
W74k4 TIL The Soviet Union started digging the world's deepest borehole in 1979. It achieved a true vertical depth of 12,262 metres (7.619 mi) in 1989.
jNpQM Today I learned Shepherd's Pie is made with minced lamb or mutton, while one with minced beef is properly called a cottage pie.
jND6n TIL Michael Jackson is the only known human to go 60 days without real sleep (REM sleep). He would 'fall asleep' every night using propofol, which creates medically induced comas.
9Ye5Q TIL that while 4-8% of people have at least one food allergy, a large proportion of people in developed countries believe they have food allergies when they actually do not have them.