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TIL that sex can clear out blocked noses

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4djX TIL that in Switzerland a seven-member Federal Council serves as the collective head of state, with each member leading an executive department. The current council consists of four men and three women from five different political parties.
awkPJ TIL as a result of World War II the population of London fell so dramatically that the city didn't return to its pre-war population level until January 2015.
wY TIL that there are trees in Hawaii with natural rainbow-colored bark.
69m5J TIL that serial killer Luis Garavito (killer of 193-300+ children) planned to become a politician, pastor, and pediatric social worker upon his release from prison after the Colombian government reduced his sentencing to 22 years. He died in 2023 just months before he was to be released.
49Do TIL Muhammad Ali once invited Billy Crystal to go on a run with him at a local country club. Crystal replied that he’d love to, but Jews were restricted. Ali never went to the country club again.