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TIL Switzerland has enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate the entire population.

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78dmP TIL about Kimipuchi, a type of artificial egg invented by the Japanese conglomerate, Kewpie. These artificial eggs are used in premade convenience store bentos to mimic the texture of a half-cooked yolk and prevent salmonella poisoning from the use of actual eggs.
adjL TIL That when Joseph Stalin’s first wife died, he said “This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.” He eventually went on to execute her brother, her sister, and her cousin.
BrRDL TIL James Cameron DIDN'T quit truck driving to explore his artistic side, He drove trucks to fund it.
eXZJ TIL when filming Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Barbra Streisand showed up in a dominatrix suite and whipped Harrison Ford for various reasons. Carrie Fisher came to his rescue shortly after.
R7EE7 TIL the US Marine Corps has its own herd of bison