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TIL that North Koreans are especially proud of Kim Jong Il for his "inventions". One of them is the Gogigyeopbbang or double breaded meat, which is essentially a hamburger.

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AD7mB TIL that the name used by the Indian Legal System to refer to persons unknown, missing or unidentified is "Ashok Kumar". It is the legal equivalent of "John Doe" in Indian courts of law.
OGPQ6 TIL that when crossword puzzles were first introduced to the US, they became an object of cultural hysteria. Newspapers warned of a crossword craze gripping the country's minds. The trend was described as an epidemic, a virulent plague, and a national menace.
VQr8 TIL the next Y2K like event will happen in 2038. But the sun will swallow the earth before we have to worry about a date problem again if systems use a 64bit date value.
GoKG TIL a pit bull earned the ranking of Sergeant in the US Army during WWI and is considered a decorated war hero.
xVRR1 TIL Brian Jacques, author of the Redwall Series, was originally a milkman that volunteered to read to blind students along his route. Dissatisfied with the selection of children’s books available, he decided to write his own and became a best-selling author.