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TIL that two of the top three selling singles of all time are Bing Crosby Christmas songs, "White Christmas" and "Silent Night"

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PZKg TIL North Korea has numerous concentration camps that are frighteningly similar to Auschwitz. Torture is abundant with 30% of most prisoners having some sort of facial injury. Human experimentation is preformed on unwilling prisoners. Meals are very bare and the “cells” are made out of dried mud.
wLkj1 TIL that Members of Congress have been receiving free copies of the magazine Hustler every month since 1983.
X0JJj TIL that the famous “I’ll have what she’s having” line from the film "When Harry Met Sally” wasn't in the original script. Billy Crystal suggested it after he and Meg Ryan improvised the entire orgasm scene. The two were originally supposed to discuss "faking it" without an actual demonstration.
418o TIL of King Ingjald who, in honor of his ascension to the throne, invited the neighboring kings to a feast then vowed to enlarge his kingdom by half or else die. When the other leaders were drunk, Ingjald burned down the building and claimed their domains for himself, fulfilling his vow overnight.
0dOkL TIL that The Jetsons originally ran for only one season of 24 episodes in 1963-64 before getting canceled due to low ratings. It gained popularity in syndicated reruns, leading to 51 more episodes being produced in the mid-80s.