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TIL the parody Twitter account DPRK_News has been quoted by the New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsweek, and Fox News as if speaking for the real North Korean state news agency.

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YA4P TIL that Mario Andretti once refused to drive a racing car when he discovered that the Church of Scientology was one of its sponsors.
PYVPG TIL Scientists believe that by 2050 the Dead Sea will be so salty that the salt will block water from evaporating, leaving a small pool of slimy sludge. Sinkholes that keep appearing around it, may prevent any permanent solution to its replenishment.
6Ak7 TIL that Dr. Pepper is the oldest major soft drink in the United States, and is over 125 years old
69e48 TIL that the Irving Family is the single largest landowner in Maine with 1,267,792 million acres owned, and they've also planted more than 1 billion trees across the United States and Canada
1ZlV TIL That during a mass extinction event nicknamed ‘The Great Dying’ a full 96% of life on Earth was wiped out. Everything and everyone here today is descended from the 4% that survived.