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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.

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l7nOA TIL of the funerary practice of hanging coffins by the extinct Bo people - ethnic minorities in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China. About 100 of these wooden coffins were attached to stakes driven into the rock of a 600 meters high cliff.
XEKoR TIL China has a Dwarf Theme Park exclusively staffed by dwarves. Called “Kingdom of the Little People”, the park employs over 100 Chinese dwarves to sing and dance.
rX04 TIL Christianity is actually against boasting about contributing to charity. Jesus personally said that God would never reward someone who only does good in public in order to be ‘seen’ by others.
V5m TIL there is a conspiracy theory that Egyptian treasures and tunnels were found in the Grand Canyon in 1909 and subsequently covered up by the Smithsonian. The area in question has numerous Egyptian landmark names and is currently off-limits to all hikers.
nerOd TIL in the Brothers Grimm version of Cinderella, the stepsisters cut off their toes and part of their heel to fit into the slipper. Their plans are foiled when the Prince notices the shoe filling up with blood.