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

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LQlo0 TIL: about the 1871 Peshtigo WI Fire. It was far worse than the great Chicago fire that burned on the same day. The fire consumed 17 entire cities and over 1.2 million acres, leaving up to 2,500 dead. The dead were buried in mass graves because there was no one left to identify the bodies.
nepRG TIL that in 536 A.D., there was a worldwide dust cloud that blocked out the sun for a year, resulting in widespread famine and disease.
8eA9K TIL Ethiopia acquired 3 Electric Chairs for capital punishment, but did not have enough reliable electricity to use them in practice. 2 of the chairs were converted to become garden furniture, the remaining was used by their Emperor as a throne.
5nQD TIL Monty Python’s 4th album was originally titled “Free Record Given Away with the Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief” and was distributed to menswear stores as a free add on to an actual tie and handkerchief set
Oow6a TIL on The Sopranos, Christopher told Tony that with the way he eats, he is going to be dead of a heart attack at 50. Sadly, James Gandolfini, who played Tony, died of a heart attack at 51.