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TIL when Paul Rudd was 10, he made a large LEGO model of Steelers punter Craig Colquitt. 30 years later, Craig’s son moved next door to Paul Rudd. Paul wanted to use this opportunity to give the LEGO model to Craig, but Paul’s mother broke it one day before Craig came into town to visit his son.

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YwEB TIL when Switzerland added a vote-by-mail option, voter turnout actually decreased in smaller cantons. Sociologists believe that in-person voting created a social pressure in smaller communities to show up at the polls, and this pressure was removed when people could claim that they voted by mail.
gM4JW TIL no single country owns Antarctica. Instead, it is governed by a group of nations in a unique international partnership. The Antarctic Treaty, 1959, designates Antarctica as a continent devoted to peace and science. It is also the only continent without an indigenous human population.
loM4B TIL Children get more satisfaction from pets than from brothers and sisters. Children with dogs had lower levels of conflict and greater satisfaction. Research from University of Cambridge.
v1mGL TIL that Austria is not a member nation of NATO. This is because they signed a declaration of permanent neutrality in 1955 in exchange for Allied withdrawal from Austria and a return to sovereignty.
XEQJP TIL that originally Mt. Rushmore was to feature the faces of famous mountain men; Kit Carson, John Colter and Jim Bridger (played by Will Poulter in the 2015 film The Revenant)