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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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oeXK TIL the original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as “government by intimidation”
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1y94 TIL that Sylvester Stallone sold his dog for $25 to make ends meet before hitting it big with Rocky, then bought it back for $15,000.
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pYmvp TIL Galen was the most influential ancient physician during the Middle Ages and his theory was that the blood carried the pneuma, or life spirit, which gave it its red color