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TIL As part of its military fortifications, Switzerland has set up thousands of demolition points that allow them to blow up their own roads, bridges, and railroads in the event of emergency, sabotaging all entry points into the country.

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L99v TIL that if you have served in the military, regardless of the branch of service, regardless of where you were deployed, and regardless of whether you served during a time of peace or a time of war, you are at a 60% greater risk of dying from ALS (motor neuron disease) and nobody knows why.
0D8M TIL that in 2009, before specific whistleblower protection laws, two nurses in TX were fired and charged with unrelated felonies after reporting unsafe medical care from a physician they worked under
1Ldr TIL For 37 years the Supreme Court did not consider movies to be protected under the 1st amendment because “they may be used for evil”.
7757 TIL The Texas Dept. of Transporttion (TxDOT) buys and sows about 30,000 pounds of wildflower seed (including Bluebonnet) each year. The peak wildflower blooming season draws tourists from all across the nation to see the colorful blooms each spring.
b4Qj TIL that today is Aitzaz Hasan day: a day to tribute a 15 year old boy died stopping suicide bomber from entering his school, last year.