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TIL Switzerland is rigged with over 3000 demolition points to collapse bridges and create bomb shelters in event of an attack.

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kOP7m TIL that Einstein worked until a few hours before his death, and he left 12 pages along his bedside. The last line in those pages was the last equation he ever wrote.
VvK4 TIL the Denver International Airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall demon horse. “Blue Mustang” (or as locals like to call it, “Blucifer”) is thought to be cursed largely because the sculptor, Luis Jiménez, was killed when a 9000 pound piece of the sculpture fell on him during construction.
94RB TIL that cheetahs were almost wiped out by the last ice-age, and all modern cheetahs are descended from a small portion of the surviving cats that interbred to maintain their species. Because of this, cheetahs are practically genetic clones of one another.
R59a4 Today I learned that there are 6 ongoing major wars, 15 ongoing (medium-sized?) wars, 20 ongoing smaller conflicts, and 15 ongoing skirmishes/clashes
banQ TIL In Medieval Times, red hair was associated with moral degradation and promiscuity. Redheads were regarded as werewolves, vampires and witches. The Spanish Inquisition singled them out for persecution, believing their hair to be a sure sign that they stole the fires of hell