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TIL Switzerland has enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate its entire population.

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0wkDA TIL Female Humans are considered the “fundamental” sex because all fertilized eggs become females unless a single gene in the Y chromosome is present.
xJX7 TIL Pierce Brosnan was approached by a man in a Dublin bar who asked to shake his hand. He complied and then cracked up when the man said, “That’s the closest my hand will ever get to Halle Berry’s arse”.
Ege5X TIL when Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith was murdered in 1844, he had around 44 wives. About 25 followed Brigham Young—some he married, while others were given to different men. 11 stayed with their other husbands, (yes it was polyandry) and 8 didn’t follow Brigham’s church and moved away.
v1DWB TIL India has the majority of the world's wild tigers, nearly 3,000 in 2019. The Bengal tiger serves as one of India's national animals.
Oo9N6 TIL the last song on the US version of Ok Go's sophomore album is a track titled "9027 km" which consists of a 35-minute recording of frontman Damian Kulash's sleeping girlfriend. It was put on the album to pad out the cd and prevent the label from adding extra DRM software.