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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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v1yx4 TIL that in the Roman Empire "Black people were generally not excluded from any profession, and there was usually no stigma or bias against mixed race relationships in Antiquity."
ADljn TIL Australian Public Service leaders implemented a "blind recruitment" experiment removing all indications of gender and ethnic background on applications in order to increase diversity in the work place. It had the opposite effect, causing less women and minorities to be hired.
kOLwE TIL that all four members of the Beatles are/were ordained ministers through the Universal Life Church.
rNO7W Today I learned about Bazoul in Burkina Faso, where crocodiles are revered and played with by local children
pNOb TIL that the crusades were preceeded by the “muslim conquest” jihads against italy, including the muslim conquest of Sicily in 827 and the Arab raid against Rome (846). 200 years before the first crusade even happened.