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TIL that literacy in North Korea is measured by their ability to write the name of their Dear Leader.

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e01yD TIL that the Wollemia nobilis is considered so rare, scientists have to take a blindfolded helicopter ride if they want to study it, in order to keep the location of the trees a secret.
wL0gY TIL that Qatar is 25% female
aRXJ TIL that in November of 1987, a pirate television broadcast hijacked two Chicago TV stations (WTTW/WGN) featuring a man dressed as ‘Max Headroom’ who was being spanked with a fly swatter. The people responsible have never been identified.
e0ygk TIL that researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered another job for introverts: grammar police.
69yXZ TIL Vangelis, who did the "Chariots of Fire" soundtrack, composed nearly 12 hours of music to accompany microneurosurgery training tapes by his friend, Dr. Stergios Tegos.