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TIL South Korea occasionally blasts KPOP music at North Korea

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GYGK1 TIL In the ancient Roman comedic play "The Mother-in-Law," a husband falsely accuses his new wife of infidelity after she gives birth mere months into marriage. A stolen ring reveals he assaulted his future wife in a dark street before they met, and is in fact the father of the child.
9YLNQ TIL the term "spaghetti western" was coined by American critics and those in other countries because most of the films were produced and directed by Italians.
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kJdZ1 TIL the Giffen Goods. These are poor-quality goods that defy standard economic behavior and whose demand increases as prices rise. Despite the substitution effect, the income effect of higher prices leads to greater consumption of the commodity.