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TIL that Kim Jong Il wanted to solve the North Korean hunger problem by breeding giant rabbits. A German farmer supplied 11 rabbits to help him get started, but it was later discovered Kim Jong Il ate all of them at his birthday party

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grAVA TIL: Pier Donia was a farmer turned rebel leader after his wife was killed and his village sacked. He started a guerilla campaign, slaughtering many towns. His main weapon was a great sword. One on display weighed 14.6lbs and is 7 ft long. His sword was featured on "Forged in Fire" season 9.
BrVjD TIL that George Lucas pitched the idea of Indiana Jones to Steven Spielberg while they were building a giant sandcastle together while on vacation in Hawaii.
ZQyp TIL, there are no battleships remaining in service or in reserve with any navy worldwide.
Qmgd TIL that Wernher von Braun the “Father of Rocket Technology” didnt do well in math and physics initially but forced himself to learn after he had read book about space exploration.
9wdDB TIL that David Lee Roth, former vocalist of Van Halen, is a also a state-licensed emergency medical technician in New York. In 2012, he said: "I probably have over 200 9-1-1 calls on my ticket in the last six years alone. I live a very different life away from music."