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TIL there is a satirical political party in Germany called “Die Partie” that has pledged to build a wall around Switzerland and to rebuild the Berlin Wall. They received 900,000 votes in the 2019 EU elections

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VMr0Z TIL Eugen Sandow, The Father of Modern Bodybuilding, was defeated by a woman Katharina Brumbach in a strength contest. She later changed her name to Katie Sandwina( feminine derivative of Sandow).
5V9Xp TIL about the Aroostook War between the USA and UK. Despite mobilizations and skirmishes, the only casualties were non-combat and 2 injuries by bear.
e0eb4 TIL the most generations in a family alive at once was 7, the youngest parent was only 15 years old when she had her child and the oldest generation was 109 years old
OobeX TIL for the film Cape Fear, Robert De Niro reportedly took his body fat down to 4%. De Niro also paid a doctor $5,000 to grind down his teeth for the role to give the character 'Max Cady' a more menacing look, later paying $20,000 to have his teeth restored after the film production was over.
BvvD TIL that if sugar gliders are deprived of social interaction, they can become so sad that they can die