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TIL Switzerland is unique in having enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate its entire population

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mxy9p TIL "mere," which is French for "mother," is an honorary title given to exceptionally good female chefs in France in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. So, for example, Eugenie Brazier, who won six Michelin stars for her two restaurants, was often called Mere Brazier.
8eQmX TIL Bob Ross didn’t like his permed hair. He kept it because it was his signature look and the viewers loved it.
kO7Wd TIL Lindsay Lohan Filed a case against GTA 5 makers that a Character was based on her , so the judges threw the case out saying Lacy Jonas 's'indistinct, satirical representations of the style, look, and persona of a modern, beach-going young woman that are not reasonably identifiable as plaintiff.”
kO08d TIL that early psychologists, having few examples to demonstrate mental illness in humans, would sometimes invoke in court proceedings Shakespeare characters such as King Lear and Hamlet as types of human madness
epKyL TIL when first touching down on an aircraft carrier, a pilot will push the throttle to full power. This allows their aircraft to become airborne again, in case the arresting cable should fail to catch and stop it.