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TIL North Korea exported 1,680 tonnes – or about 135 double decker buses worth – of false eyelashes, beards and wigs

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v7J7 TIL there was a tradition in Norway, Denmark and the Faroe Islands where a girl would knit a “willy warmer” (also known as cock sock) to their boyfriends to see how seriously he took their relationship. If the gift was rejected, it was seen as evidence that he was not ready for marriage.
NJob TIL: Angel dust (PCP) is still a Schedule 2 drug, while marijuana is still Schedule 1, lawfully making pot worse than angel dust and as bad as heroin in the eyes of the law.
OoNLX TIL It takes approximately seven minutes for a raindrop to fall from the cloud to the ground.
5Qap TIL a kid killed his molester, stabbing him 55 times. Kid was sentenced to 5 years probation.
E1Gbw TIL US Marines have strict rules about tattoos, like leaving a two inch gap on the elbow for vein access and uniform reasons.