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TIL North Korea’s economy was larger than South Korea’s until the 1970s. Today its GDP is about 2.5% the size of South Korea’s.

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oBdbW TIL that early Toblerone ads were in Esperonto

4kek6 TIL about the Deaflympics, a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level. The games have been organized by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf since 1924

awwko TIL Human DNA begins to degenerate at 55 years old

b6rGQ TIL in 1818, an Englishman accused of murder demanded a trial by combat. Surprisingly, the law that allowed for trial by combat was still valid, and the man was acquitted when his accuser declined the offer of battle. Trial by combat was abolished the following year.

JZb1 TIL that England still has a High Court of Chivalry. It last sat in 1954 after a 200 year break and its first ruling was to decide whether it still existed.