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TIL that North Koreans eat 375 calories a day

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VMy8G TIL in 1997 a series of Ponzi schemes run by the Albanian government collapsed. 2/3rds of the citizenry were invested. This lead to mass protests. And the formation of gangs, who took control of entire cities. These gangs siezed weapons from military bases, and started a full blown civil war.
e0ogD TIL that as part of the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America new citizens swear to "Bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by law."
PNwJ TIL cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev launched into space as a Soviet citizen, but returned to earth as a Russian citizen - he was in orbit when the Soviet Union dissolved on December 26, 1991.
QwRp TIL that Andrew Jackson chose a donkey as the Democratic Party’s mascot because his political enemies called him a jackass.
Z8B6B TIL that Zhang Xianzhong was a leader of a peasant revolt who conquered sichuan and practically depopulated the region so thoroughly that some sources estimate that 2 million people died under his rule.