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TIL Pyongyang is host to a Shia Mosque, North Korea’s only Mosque and one of 5 religious buildings in the nation’s capital.

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QJm46 TIL that poop should sink, not float. A floating poop is a sign of poor absorption of nutrients or excessive gas.
vjKL TIL NC banned the use of scientific predictions of sea-level rise in determining coastal policies
xJQ1 TIL Crop Circles found in Australia turned out to be made by Wallabies totally high on legally grown poppy seeds.
w6pE TIL Magellan’s expedition claimed to have encountered giants in South America. While anchored near modern-day Argentina, Magellan’s men reported encountering 8-foot-tall men on the beaches of Patagonia. Historians have surmised that the “giants” were actuality members of the Tehuelche tribe.
oB8jr TIL the English law 'Bill of Rights 1689' is one of only two English laws still active across all Commonwealth realms. This means that Canada, Australia, South Africa, India, etc. still all have this law on their books. This law guarantees basic rights to all citizens of these countries.