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TIL that as millions of North Koreans go hungry, the country’s rulers have taken up the habit of having McDonald’s hamburgers flown in daily from China (on North Korea’s national airline).

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RR7a TIL that, despite White Castle being founded in Wichita, Kansas, there are no White Castles in the entire state of Kansas.
VBRk0 TIL the 1970s rock band Bay City Rollers, known for the pop hit "Saturday Night", was a Scottish band that wanted an American name, so they brainstormed by throwing darts at a US map. They declined Arkansas from the first dart, but the second dart landed on Bay City, Michigan.
GY45 TIL it’s possible to hallucinate with only a ping pong ball, a red light, and a radio.
awkNN TIL that many non-english languages have no concept of a spelling bee because the spelling rules in those languages are too regular for good spelling to be impressive
B5NL TIL that all 3000lbs of confetti released in Times Square on New Year’s Eve for the last 25 years is done by hand and not machine launchers. It has been coordinated by “The Confetti King” Treb Heining for the last 25 years.