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TIL in the Switzerland in some parts still there’s no legal age limit for buying cigarettes

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PYM6L TIL that the first orbiter of the Space Shuttle System was originally planned to be named Constitution, but a massive write-in campaign from fans of Star Trek convinced the White House to change the name to Enterprise
oRkbK TIL the classic "old people smell" is real and likely caused by a molecule called 2-nonenal, concentrations of which sharply increase in older individuals.
loP6B TIL Walking through a doorway can cause memory lapses. That is why sometimes when we walk into another room, we often forget why we even came there
9Rwr TIL former dictator of Equatorial Guinea Francisco Macias Nguema banned the use of lubricants in Malabo city power plant, saying he could run it using magic. The plant exploded.
5Y0wP TIL about the ancient Hambach Forest of which only 10 % remains. The remaining part is planned to be cleared to make way for the surface coal mine operation in the area. There have been ongoing protests and occupations in the forest to prevent this since 2012