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TIL Korean writing system, despite looking complicated, consists of only 24 basic letters and can be learned in just one day

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OAYR TIL Triboulet, a jester, was to be put to death by his King. Having served well the King for many years, Triboulet was granted the right to choose the way he would die. Triboulet, with his sharp mind, said he wanted to die from old age. Having no other choice than to laugh, the King let him live.
jNEPp TIL that Royal Navy Submarines will, to this day, fly the Jolly Roger when returning to port. This is in response to an Admiral declaring that submarines were “underhanded, unfair and damned un-English” and all submariners should be “hung as pirates”
vPjGr TIL the Beechcraft KingAir outsold all of its competitors… combined.
x6jA5 TIL: Breakfast Cereal Was Invented in Michigan
ygX TIL World War 2 is technically still going on, as Japan and Russia have yet to sign a peace treaty with each other. Additionally, both countries continue to lay claim to the Southern Kurile Islands - efforts to diffuse the situation have been unsuccessful.