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TIL that Switzerland is so far the only country in the world that recognizes the dignity of plants in its constitution.

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VBkxm TIL NASA astronaut Michael Foale was on board Mir when an uncrewed resupply spacecraft collided with it, damaging one of the modules and causing an air leak.
5YQk TIL artists in 1899, upon being asked what the year 2000 would look like, drew these.
e0LP5 TIL in 1963 the US Atomic Energy Commission considered the possibility of excavating an alternate rout to the Suez Canal by blasting a path across Israel using 520 two-megaton nuclear bombs. Intended to be sea level with no locks, the greatest depth of excavation required would 1500 feet.
69gOW TIL Romans used Geese as guard animals due to their very aggressive nature and large numbers. They were so effective Romans considered them sacred
RNDQ TIL that the band Led Zeppelin got its name from a critic saying they would crash like a lead zeppelin(airship) and that the reason that they used Led instead of lead is because “the stupid Americans would pronounce it leed”