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TIL that Spam is seen as a luxury food in South Korea due to smuggling during Korean War from U.S. army base

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87Ga TIL that In 2010, a Colorado money manager maimed a cyclist in a hit-and-run. He escaped felony charges by arguing that the smell of his new Mercedes-Benz had aggravated his sleep apnea, which briefly knocked him out.
a0BZ TIL that the cost of a taxi permit in NYC is around $1,000,000
OokW1 TIL "Pulling out all the stops" comes from organ-playing meaning "bring into play every rank of pipes"
oBEQK TIL that before buses were introduced, school students in rural areas of New Zealand traveled up to 18 miles to school on horseback and stored their horse at school
won57 TIL Doug Hegdahl was captured during the Vietnam War and while pretending to be stupid was able to disabled enemy trucks, memorize info about 250 fellow prisoners, and, after being released, participated in the Paris Peace Talks, which eventually helped to free said prisoners.