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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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wL8gW TIL that Erik The Red who discovered Greenland, called it Greenland in spite of its ice cover, because people would be attracted to go there if it had a favorable name, and used it as a trick to lure settlers to Greenland
yvD8 TIL during the middle ages there was a legal category called “enbrotherment” that allowed two men to share living quarters, pool their resources, and effectively live as a married couple. The couple shared “one bread, one wine, one purse.”
wo6NE TIL this is the song the James Bond theme was based upon
kW6m TIL Mr Rogers from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood addressed common childhood fears with songs and skits; One of his songs explained how a child cannot be pulled down the bathtub drain, and he also visited the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to show children that a hospital is not a place to fear.
9YeYB TIL that the Greek God Cronus was eating his children in fear of them overthrowing him. His wife Rhea did not approve. When baby Zeus was born, she gave Cronus a rock wrapped in baby clothes. Later, the grown up Zeus along with his regurgitated siblings fought together against their father and won.