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TIL that wearing jeans is illegal in North Korea.

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8MjV TIL a woman with her daughter tried to board a plane from Berlin to Manchester with her dead husband in a wheel chair in order to avoid the fees associated with transporting a corpse. She claimed that, “he always sleeps like that,” when authorities asked about his slouched appearance.
6mQ TIL that over the years scientists have discovered close to 2,000 “Bog Bodies”, incredibly preserved corpses found in peat bogs dating back to the Iron Age. The skin and organs are intact but the acid in the bog has dissolved all the bones.
X06M6 TIL that hominids have probably been seagoing (on rafts) since before humans even existed
69GxW TIL that the Iffland-Ring is a ring worn by the most significant/worthy German-speaking actor. Each wearer is nominated by the previous wearer, the current being Jens Harzer who was nominated by Bruno Ganz.
a8v1o TIL that the width between the two sides of the House of Commons in British parliament is just the length of two sword. It is believed that this was to prevent disputes from degenerating into duels.