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TIL North Korea is more accessible to foreign journalists than Tibet is

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N7wjE TILA that the sun burns white and it's only because of Earth's atmosphere that we see it as yellow.
emVg TIL that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt couple sold the rights for the first images of their twins to People and Hello! magazines for $14 million—making them the most expensive celebrity pictures ever taken. The money went to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
Meera TIL that after introducing optional screening in 2000, Iceland has virtually eliminated Down's syndrome in newborns
PYvPw TIL that Olympians can use the OLY lettering on any official documentation after their name much like when one gets a royal honor or PhD
a0eL TIL in 1178, several monks reported seeing fire and sparks shooting off of the Moon. Today, scientists believe the monks witnessed the impact event that made Giordano Bruno crater.