› added 5 years ago

184

TIL of Rimjin-gang, a network of underground journalists operating in North Korea who work to smuggle out news and videos from the country

Read more npr.org

via reddit.com

49yo TIL that actress Robin Wright had to get really drunk on tequila before filming a sex scene with Woody Harrelson because he is “like a brother” to her.
mawO TIL It is now possible to navigate a houseboat from Paris to Moscow
LkknQ Neil Armstrong models his Gemini G-2C training suit, circa 1964.
Akya TIL the free market value of cocaine, worth $1,000 on the black market, is $20.
DNdg TIL Scotch tape has an unusual property. When placed in a vacuum chamber, unpeeling a length of tape from the roll will produce an enormous amount of X-ray radiation. The reason why it does this isn’t well understood.