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TIL that North Korea hijacked a plane in 1967 and still hasn’t returned the passengers.

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jNDNE TIL there are species of bamboo that can grow an inch every 40 minutes
0wbny TIL Operation BLACKCOCK was a codename selected for an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle during World War II.
awGZ9 TIL that there is a pink lake in Western Australia due to the presence of algae and halobacteria!
b6p6p TIL 'Foldering' is a clandestine way of electronically communicating. It involves communicating via messages saved to the "drafts" folder of an email or other messaging account that is accessible by multiple people. The messages are never actually sent, its a digital equivalent of a dead drop
ANkVB TIL native americans were the first people to turn raccoon body parts into hats and european pioneers copied the fashion