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TIL Christopher Nolan's brother Matthew was charged with murder in 2009 after allegedly creating a fake identity using the name 'Oppenheimer'

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PYVdJ TIL that Iceland in 1940 passed a law that made swimming lessons mandatory in schools starting at grade 1 (age 6) to grade 10 (age 16). Lessons are held once a week. Historically, a lot of Icelandic seamen had met a tragic end because of the harsh sea and this law was an attempt at saving lives.
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