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TIL that to help it block porn, South Korea has a corps of volunteers who “help” the government by surfing the internet all day, every day looking at porn.

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YwKG TIL Bryan Cranston did most of his own stunts on “Malcolm in the Middle”. A writer on the show jokingly asked whether Cranston would be willing to wear a suit of live bees, Cranston said yes—so they wrote a script around the idea. He ended up covered in 10,000 bees, and only got stung once.
wdZ6 TIL it is illegal in Australia for a minor to purchase plastic knives
e0GR5 TIL For the beach run scene in Chariots of Fire, the director originally wanted to use Vangelis' “L’Enfant” and filmed it with the piece blasting live. Vangelis said he could write a better theme and the now iconic running theme was born. He said “My father is a runner, and this is an anthem to him”
woljE TIL of an attempt to establish the first English settlement in America in 1587 -- before Jamestown -- called the Roanoke Colony. When a ship visited the settlement in 1590, the town was found deserted with the word "Croatoan" carved on a post. The whereabouts of the 117 colonists remains unknown.
PY45e TIL the Norwegian "Line Aquavit" is still to this day sent by boat to Australia and back before it gets bottled and sold