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TIL that it’s not 2013 in North Korea. The year is 102, because North Korea marks years from the birth of Kim Il-sung, not Jesus.

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ZpJpG TIL Elvis was born the year the orchestrated piece O Fortuna premiered
KLJ TIL the Coriolis Effect can be visualized on a merry-go-round aka roundabout, by throwing a ball to a fellow rider directly across from you. To him it will appear to curve opposite of the way you are spinning, although to a viewer not on the merry-go-round it appears to fly straight.
oByrA TIL Gallium completely destroys Aluminium cans
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