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TIL in South Korea, military members (mandatory for all male citizens) found to be homosexual through a psychology test can either be institutionalized or dishonorably discharged

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9ywQ TIL in 1923, Germany’s hyperinflation was so high, the exchange rate went from 9 marks to 4.2M marks to $1 USD. One German worker, who used a wheelbarrow to cart off billions of marks that were his week’s wages, was robbed by thieves who stole the wheelbarrow but left the piles of cash on the curb.
5VJkB TIL Hulk Hogan is Hispanic
gMLDA TIL There are more people in slavery today than at any other time in history.
yQLQe TIL “E pluribus unum” (Latin for "Out of many, one" and in use since 1776) was replaced by Congress in 1956 with “In God we trust” as the official motto of the USA.
Wjx8 TIL Teller of Penn & Teller’s full name is legally just “Teller”.