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TIL that British banking giant HSBC admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels and violating a host of important banking laws (from the Bank Secrecy Act to the Trading With the Enemy Act), but there were no criminal charges and no one went to prison.

LkY0V If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,550 if a children's book) and distribute them to top libraries throughout the country.
D1Mrv TIL the UK has separate area codes just for cell phones.
D1AY TIL that in North Korea, the number of Internet users is only 605 (0.00%).
QJZx9 TIL Brazil suffered from Hyperinflation in the 1980s-1990s
j4ZM TIL that a Chinese study claims Sprite is the best drink to cure a hangover.