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TIL that watching or distributing pornography in North Korea can be punishable by death.

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awQVZ TIL "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang is inspired by the Quran - specifically, the passage where angels were celebrating while God was creating Adam.
Z85jo TIL In 2003 ABC aired a reality show called "Are You Hot?: The Search for America's Sexiest People" with a panel of judges including Lorenzo Lamas & Rachel Hunter evaluating contestants on the sole criterion of their physical attractiveness. It was cancelled after 6 episodes due to low ratings.
4XyM5 TIL Bruce Willis appearance on Friends "came from a bet he made with Matthew Perry on the set of their film Whole Nine Yards" and that he would appear for free.
paxQ TIL there’s a mountain in Germany that has burned since 1688. The cause is still not totally known today.
7M6L TIL that Kenny G is extremely popular in China, and that his “Going Home” is used countrywide in malls, libraries and parks to let residents know it’s time to leave.