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TIL North Korea has made a thriving state sponsored industry out of insurance scams for decades

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oB5OL TIL that about 40 of the 200 squirrels in Charlie and the chocolate factory are real, trained squirrels.
eYMb TIL Despite having overlapping protection in almost all places, bomb suits leave the hands and forearms completely unprotected so that the technician has greater mobility.
eEWn TIL that a shirt made in the 1300s would cost $3,500 to make today.
8erab TIL that the first public flushing toilets were introduced at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Over 827,000 visitors paid a penny to use them, which led to the phrase 'to spend a penny.' The following year, public lavatories, referred to as 'Waiting Rooms,' were officially opened.
KY0BE TIL the odds of a rich mother being married are six times higher than those of a poor mother. Just 24% of poor mothers were married in 2012 compared to 26% in 1994.