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TIL that Switzerland doesnt have a head of state instead a council of 7 people

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9w06M TIL of the 118 elements, 19 are named after 20 people. Only Seaborg and Oganessian were honored with elements while still alive, and Oganessian is the only one still living. Proposals to name elements for Einstein and Fermi came during their lifetimes, but they had passed before it became official.
EwLd TIL since 1989, six-pack rings in the USA have been manufactured to be 100 percent photo-degradable, so the plastic will begin to disintegrate in just a few weeks,
Z8w9B TIL Costa Rica's national anthem was composed in prison. Manuel Gutierrez, an orchestra director, was contacted by the Costa Rican president to compose a national anthem. When Gutierrez replied that he had no composition skills, the president threw him in prison, setting bail at “1 National Anthem".
NvdE TIL Jamie Hyneman, co-host of MythBusters founder of M5 Industries, was a problematic child who ran away at 14 and hitchhiked all over the country before becoming the silent walrus we all know today
nWZ4G TIL that some satellites intentionally change their orbit using the pressure of sunlight alone, without burning any fuel