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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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oBEyE TIL that Ronald McDonald isn’t allowed to tell children where the hamburgers really come from, “if they asked where the food came from [we were told to say] that the hamburgers grow in a patch with the French fries next to them”
lo54V TIL that the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was first flown in 1952. There are still 58 in active service and the B52 is expected to remain in service into the 2050s.
woPvY TIL in the 1920s to 1950s, there were Pretty Ankle competitions in England where women lined up and were judged by their ankles. In 1954, the winner of one competition was awarded £4.
WR8N TIL an office started working naked(literally) for one month to see its effects on creativity [nsfw]
1ab7V TIL Researchers actually know shockingly little about male pattern baldness. While most agree it involves DHT, we don't know the specific mechanisms of how and why DHT causes baldness. This is due to baldness being classified as cosmetic issue, not a disease, which limits research funds available.