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TIL that Kim Jong-Il bought an entire brewery in England, shipped it piece by piece to North Korea and got it rebuilt there.

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Nw4Q TIL a US Circuit Court decided that Nancy Grace “played fast and loose” with her ethical duties in her lawyer days, and that she “demonstrated her disregard of the notions of due process and fairness.”
BVYr TIL: Chris Ryan (ex-SAS) walked 300km (190mi) to escape Iraq. During his escape he suffered: radiation poisoning, muscle atrophy and lost 36lb. It’s the longest escape ever made, beating the last record holder (another sas soldier) by 100mi.
vPVax TIL That in some women’s rooms they have automatic seat covers. I of course checked the men’s room at this establishment and all that was there were the normal butt gaskets. I have never encountered this in my travels. Double standard?
x9d5 TIL coffee milk is the official drink in the state of Rhode Island
69B8 TIL that a student wore the same pair of jeans for 15 months, proving that they have no more germs than after 13 days