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TIL Hornussen is a indigenous Swiss sport. It's named after the "Hornuss" (Hornet) puck, which buzzes at speeds up to 300 km/h. First recorded in Bern 1625, in a complaint about the breaking of Sabbath. Two men were fined the sum of 20 francs for playing Hornussen on Sunday.

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