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TIL that the Korean DMZ is an involuntary nature reserve and is home to extremely rare tigers and bears

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gMEPy TIL the smaller chunks that break off of icebergs are officially called "bergy bits"
Mewxb TIL that Idi Amin, before becoming dictator of Uganda, was a prominent rugby player.
nWyWo TIL there’s an energy drink called “Cocaine”, released in 2006 and banned 6 months later. Online sales of Cocaine then quadrupled. Redux Beverages rebranded “Cocaine” to “No Name” to get around a temporary ban. The name was changed back in February of 2008, and Cocaine can be bought today online.
e0gJD TIL That police office who murdered Daniel Shaver had been secretly reinstated for 42 days so he can claim 2.500$ a month disability from work related "PTSD due to his shooting of Shaver and the resultant criminal trial"
N7M0N TIL that the construction of Brandenburg, the new airport in Berlin, is so behind schedule they will have to scrap 750 display screens which are now at the end of their life having being switched on for six years. Not a single flight has yet left the airport, and it may not open until beyond 2020.