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TIL Phil Lynott was so proud of his Irish heritage that every time he was talking to a journalist who said something untrue about Ireland, Lynott would "give the guy a history lesson".

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6gaX TIL that it’s illegal for kids 16 and under in South Korea to play video games past midnight
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