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TIL More children are killed by dirty water than by war, malaria, HIV/AIDS and traffic accidents combined.

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Z8E1a TIL of the time a 59-year-old Louisiana man was captured by South Koreans after trying to cross the Civilian Control Line into North Korea. When questioned, he claimed he was going to "help resolve tensions on the Korean Peninsula." All he packed for his heroic escapade was extra underwear.
PYXYg TIL it's not actually illegal to drive barefoot. In many countries including the UK, US and Canada it's fine as long as you have the ability to operate the controls safely.
JYJXk TIL: A Japanese cup of rice is not a cup of rice (sort of)
gkk7 TIL museums have more than half a million Native American skeletons in their collections, even after returning 50,000 skeletons for burial
8QpP TIL that a Russian mafia boss wrote, produced, directed and starred himself in a TV series about Russian organized crime. 10 members were arrested and 1 was murdered during production of the series that got a 100% rating.