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TIL budae-jiggae (Korean Army Stew) and tteokbokki are banned in North Korea for being South Korean inventions

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Bgbmb TIL that in 2001, a wedding hall in Israel collapsed due to the removal of load-bearing walls on the floor below several weeks prior, as well as excessive weight on the top floor. 23 people died and 380 others were injured.
neQdW TIL that in two of the 145 instances of homicide recorded in the London eyre court rolls of 1278, two of these resulted over quarrels breaking out after a game of chess.
XE1Kj TIL Harriet Tubman, in addition to organizing the Underground Railroad, served with the U.S. Army as a scout, spy, nurse and soldier during the Civil War, leading a raid with the African-American 2nd South Carolina regiment that freed over 700 slaves.
XEPXr TIL Jennifer Aniston's film debut was an extra in "Mac and Me", widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made
ANQd7 TIL: Bolivia is the only country where cocaine is truly legal and even has a cocaine bar where you can order actual coke with your cocktail