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TIL that the current year in North Korea is 105. North Korea uses a calendar that begins with the birth of Kim Il-Sung.

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OoaN7 TIL The liver is the only human internal organ capable of natural regeneration of lost tissue; as little as 25% of a liver can regenerate into a whole liver.
xVR4o TIL that the first electronic music “synthesizer”, the Telharmonium, was built in 1896. It was 60 feet long, weighed 210 tons, and transmitted music over telegraph lines
0d61p TIL that heavy water tastes sweet
BnKW TIL some breweries and distilleries are turning to having on-site cats to help protect their expensive grains from rats. One brewery reported that since hiring their cats they’ve not seen a single rodent.
yQ0mV TIL that in the last days of the war, South Vietnamese major Buang-Ly on a stolen plane with his family (wife and 2 children) dropped a note on USS Midway pleading to allow him to land. Comd. Chambers gave orders to push overboard millions of dollars' worth of helicopters to make room for landing.