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TIL switzerland has a "marriage penalty" that leaves married, childless couples in a financial disadvantage

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W4oB TIL Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur. The stripes are like fingerprints and no two tigers have the same pattern.
4knBJ TIL NBA player Shawn Bradley was once fined $10,000 for not going to a mandatory team meeting at a strip club due to his Mormon beliefs. He was also called “The Stormin’ Morman” during his professional career.
0wJdR TIL the pocket calculator, patented in 1967, was one of the earliest uses of rechargable batteries. One of the creators, Jerry Merryman, saw it not just as a pocket calculator, but as an "electionic revolution," bringing buttons, thermal printing, and rechargable batteries to the forefront.
yVMjV TIL the hat worn by the Smurfs is called a Phrygian cap and is synonymous with liberty. Also known as a Thracian cap, it dates back over 2000 years.
BrNrL TIL Lego has no military related sets because the inventor's policy was to not want to make war seem like child's play