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TIL of Balkan sworn virgins - People born as women who took a vow of chastity in order to be considered men

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KPK4 TIL that Kim Jong Il ordered the kidnap of South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and his wife to make movies for North Korea. They gained Kim’s trust and allowed them to travel to Vienna, where they seeked asylum to US Embassy. Feared about their credibility, they secretly taped Kim’s voice prior.
oBxBW TIL Tutankhamun's mummified body contains the oldest known genetic proof of the existence of malaria.
epgwL TIL Nicolas Cage Was Once Bailed Out Of Jail By Dog The Bounty Hunter
nVbo TIL the outspoken feminist and author Camille Paglia has actually been a strong critic against modern feminism, stating that “feminism has become a catch-all vegetable drawer where bunches of clingy sob sisters can store their moldy neuroses.”
YpOmx TIL Garfield's assassin, Charles Guiteau, was so hated that when he joined a Christian free love commune, no one would have sex with him. They started calling him Charles Gitout, a play on words for "get out".