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TIL when one single anti Kim Jong Il graffiti was found in Pyongyang, they locked down the entire city for three days.

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KBL9 TIL Public school districts receive the majority of their funding from property taxes, not from federal funding, which explains why schools from well of neighborhoods are well funded while schools in poor neighborhoods lack resources and funding.
J1N4m TIL comedian Ike Barinholz has won the 6th highest amount of game show winnings in America
opvE TIL a Wikipedia admin once deleted the main page. This resulted in a Wikipedia guidance essay, “Don’t delete the main page.”
Anpg TIL Gary Gygax had been asked if he invented roleplaying. He modestly responded “No, as long as kids have been playing cops and robbers or cowboys and indians, they’ve been playing roleplaying games.”
440w TIL On a Price is Right taping in September 2008, the Showcase results were halted for 45 minutes - because a contestant had bid the EXACT price ($23,743). Drew Carey claimed he read out the result on-air as deadpan as possible because he was worried the show was crooked and he’d go to jail.