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TIL in 2016 two 18 yr old Australians tricked North Korea into letting them play in a golf tournament in Pyongyang.

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BrRpx TIL China has the world's biggest deep sea fishing fleet that strip mines the world's oceans. The Chinese government heavily subsidises the fleet. China accounts for a third of world consumption. The seas around China have virtually no fish left but the commercial fishing fleet is still huge.
g0g4 TIL the US Air Force accidentally dropped two atomic bombs 260x more powerful than Hiroshima on North Carolina but a low-voltage safety switch prevented disaster.
GAWYE TIL that during the French Revolution France established a state-sponsored atheistic religion called the Cult of Reason to replace Catholicism. It only lasted about a year and was later banned by Napoleon
YpbDv TIL America's first banned book in 1637, the "New English Canaan". The author lampoons and criticizes the Puritans and compares their leadership to crustaceans because Puritans believed that Indians were wild men that needed to be suppressed (among other thing). It's been sold at auction for $60,000
5Y6eQ TIL Los Angeles has more 4x the national average of doughnut shops due to one guy, who worked his way from rags to riches twice