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TIL: In the 70s, on their oral entrance exams to Moscow State University, special 'killer' problems were given to Jews and other “undesirables" to ensure they failed. These problems have simple solutions that are very difficult to find. Simple solutions protected the administration from scandals.

BgXkW TIL there's a North Korean international restaurant chain named "Pyongyang"
8xd4 TIL Nicholas Cage bought a pyramid-shaped tomb in New Orleans’ oldest cemetery to be his final resting place.
6EO58 TIL Steven Speilberg denied a salary for directing Schindler's List and refuses to autograph any materials related to the film.
epDYD TIL about an innocent man on death row
ne1Lb TIL Good King Wenceslas is technically a Boxing Day (26 Dec) carol, not a Christmas carol.