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TIL there is a completely uninhabited village in North Korea built solely for propaganda, with dozens of empty buildings.

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69Ay8 TIL: TIL that marshmallows were originally made from a plant called marshmallow (mallows that grew in marshes). The root of the marshmallow plant is high in mucilage, which is a type of gel that gives marshmallows their chewy texture. Today, marshmallows are no longer made from the plant.
awoOo TIL that Chanakya, one of the oldest economist added a tiny bit of poison in the Kings food, without his knowledge, to immunize him from enemy assassination attempts. The King accidently killed his 8 month pregnant Queen by sharing his food.
m1dNo TIL that 1 liter of water is the equivalent of 1kg
4Xkn6 TIL: Texas has the highest maternal death rate in the developed world?
4NNa TIL That the Egyptian tomb of Psusennes I was found completely intact and had treasures that rivaled the treasures found at Tutankhamen’s tomb, but almost nobody heard about the discovery because of WWII. I give you “The Silver Pharaoh of Egypt”