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TIL there is an area in Canada with less gravity than the rest of the Earth

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YNmx TIL North Korean spies stationed abroad have to receive training on how to shop in supermarkets, use credit cards and visit clubs, as these amenities are not commonplace in North Korea.
gMoEb TIL learned that early English puritans named their children some brilliantly insane names, with top hits including If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-for-Thee-Thou-Hads’t-Been-Damned Barebone, No-Merit Vinall, Sorry Scott and many more.
oBNQE TIL that in 1948 in the US, pregnant women were not allowed to be teachers in 57% of public school districts because "the sight of pregnant women would unfavorably influence students" and because "pregnant teachers' minds would not be on their work."
6YNX TIL North Korea’s most popular browser is Google Chrome, while South Korea’s is Internet Explorer.
neR1b TIL the oldest door in Britain is in Westminster Abbey. It was felled around 1032, constructed around 1050, and the only such Anglo Saxon period byexample.