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TIL All North Koreans are considered citizens of South Korea by South Korea's government

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XEgvR TIL that one widely-accepted theoretical cause of some of the largest mass extinction events in history are mantle plumes. They form over millions of years when magma near the earth's core heats up and rises until it reaches the crust, causing widespread volcanic activity over gigantic areas.
69QnX TIL That no one in the Doobie Brothers are named Doobie or are brthers , Instead they are named that because they smoked a lot of weed .
neVxG TIL That Joan Kroc gave NPR $200 million because they were the only ones that picked up the phone when she way trying to give it out
xVL6o TIL that Scandinavians are adamant about letting their children nap outside, even in cold weather. Parents report that babies take longer and deeper naps when they sleep comfortably bundled up outside.
Lkj5r TIL: In 1985, Australia decommissioned its only aircraft carrier, and sold it for scrap to a Chinese company. It was towed to China where, before scrapping, it was studied extensively by the military to help design China's first aircraft carrier.