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TIL that Kim Jong-eun’s older brother didn’t become the leader of North Korea when Kim Jong-Il died, because he was caught at Disneyland Tokyo.

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v10D4 TIL the Toyi-toyi was a dance used in protests in South Africa, especially against apartheid, where crowds would jump from one foot to the other
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Z8G64 TIL of Helenite, a green obsidian-like gemstone created accidentally after the Mount St. Helens explosion. Local timber workers were using acetylene torches to free equipment when they noticed that the heat was transforming the volcanic ash and rock into an alluring green compound.
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