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TIL Kim Jong Un was voted Most Sexiest Man Alive by The Onion, China totally believes it.

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bZvN TIL: In 2004, a study was published showing that retiring to a cruise ship was often as cost effective as retiring to a retirement home and was more effective in providing quality of life
dDKdE TIL that in the early 80s, Dr. Dre was a successful electro DJ with his group World Class Wreckin' Cru. Daft Punk mentions Dre in their song “Teachers,” about artists that influenced them
vkx TIL only 20% of Americans were in-favor of interracial marriage at the time it was deemed legal by the United States Supreme Court.
8ewD4 TIL The Chicago gangster Hymie Weiss had terminal cancer which allowed him to recklessly ignore his own safety. Weiss led a gang war against Al Capone, shooting up Capone's car and hotel, making him "the only man Al Capone feared". Ultimately Weiss was assassinated on October 11th, 1926.
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