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TIL Penguin poop will change Antarctica's ecosystem. Their nutrient rich poop can one day support plant and animals which currently can't survive in Antarctica.

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N7oje TIL that the Swiss Constitution enshrines the right for every inhabitant to have a nuclear fallout shelter. If new houses and apartments are built without bunkers, the owners have to contribute a tax to their Canton to secure a place in a government-owned nuclear fallout shelter.
mkkO TIL the Holocaust in Belarus killed up to 40% of its population. 100,000 Jews lived in the Minsk ghetto, with 1.5 meters of allotted space each and none for children. The Nazis planned to kill 75% of Belorussians - those with blonde hair/blue eyes would be allowed to live as slaves for Germans.
6EX1Y TIL Congress passed a law in 1973 that mandated safety features to prevent a car from starting unless the driver buckled their seatbelt; the technology was mostly effective, but was so unpopular with voters that Congress was pressured to repeal the law just one year later in 1974
0jDy TIL Snickers were named after the Mars family horse, it’s the #1 selling candy bar in the world, and about $2 billion worth are sold every year.
d8K1r TIL that during the filming of Rocky IV Sylvester Stallone was hit so hard by Dolph Lundgren, he spent 8 days within intensive care. The injuries he sustained are usually caused by steering wheel trauma to the chest in car accidents. Stallone said "in a sense I was hit by a 'streetcar named drago'"