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TIL that because Kim Jong-un’s mother comes from the lowest “hostile” class in North Korea’s official status system (Songbun), all of her personal information including even her name are officially considered state secrets there.

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9j8B TIL that scientists have discovered a ‘lake’ in the Gulf of Mexico with water five times as salty that is highly toxic. For animals (and people) who swim into it, these toxic concentrations can be deadly. Only bacterial life, tube worms, and shrimp can survive
6PBW TIL fashion designer Ralph Lauren’s original name is Ralph Lifshitz. He changed his name because, in his own words, “it has the word ‘shit’ in it”.
QLxE TIL In 4 out of 10 of the UK’s largest airports, it is cheaper to park a light aircraft for 24 hours than to park your car
M7G0A TIL a 2021 UK study analyzed hospital statistics for 2010-2019 and found that 3,500 rectal foreign bodies were removed during that 9-year period. It also determined that nearly 400 removals were performed each year with an annual cost to the NHS of £338,819.
0wQVL TIL the US had nuclear-armed suicide commandos called Green Light Teams