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TIL If a swarm of bees flies into an occupied hive in Switzerland that belongs to another person, the owner of this hive acquires the swarm without any obligation to pay compensation.

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TIL Johann Bücheler built Switzerland's first guillotine in 1836 after another carpenter became depressed. He earned 160 francs but became an outcast. To earn some money he build a bonsai guillotine and beheaded celery.

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TIL If a swarm of bees flies into an occupied hive in Switzerland that belongs to another person, the owner of this hive acquires the swarm without any obligation to pay compensation.	346
TIL Johann Bücheler built Switzerland's first guillotine in 1836 after another carpenter became depressed. He earned 160 francs but became an outcast. To earn some money he build a bonsai guillotine and beheaded celery.	49