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TIL that North Korea has an official news site with an English translation

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D1xaD TIL that the master of a Cambridge University college that banned dogs from accommodation has been allowed to keep his rescue bassett hound after persuading officials it was "a very large cat."
JbNQ TIL some cattle producers in the US have started feeding foods such as cookies, gummy worms, marshmallows, fruit loops, orange peels, and dried cranberries to their animals in response to high corn costs. These sugary foods are intended to replace the starchy sugar content of corn.
ADLZd TIL in 2015, a metal detectorist in England found a large hoard of coins dating back to 879AD, depicting both the King of the Anglo-Saxons and the King of the Vikings on the same coin, suggesting a previously unknown alliance
rRO5y TIL of Percy Terry, an American amateur researcher who tried to invent a bulletproof ointment in 1915. He tested his invention on himself by shooting his own face, resulting in a punctured cheek and a second try by shooting his own head with a gun which resulted in his death
9w5V6 TIL the alligator from Happy Gilmore is alive and thriving in Colorado