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TIL that North Koreans who defect to South Korea get $10,000 to $28,000 “start up money.

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9GeD TIL that after five months, Guns N’ Roses’ first album attracted only modest interest. MTV then humored a request from their label by airing “Welcome to the Jungle” at 4am on a Sunday. Sales exploded, eventually selling 15 million copies in the US alone, one of the best debuts in history.
nWlWG TIL the Battle of Nechtansmere in 685 was one of the most significant in Britain, because it smashed the power of the Angles, allowing the Saxons to dominate to the south, and prevented what became Scotland from being absorbed by the rest of Britain
gMnd9 TIL there are bigger beds than California King... the Wyoming King and Alaskan King.
yQoB8 TIL the earliest know pair of socks are from Egypt and were worn with sandals.
XEYG6 TIL of Bruno D, a former Nazi SS concentration guard. The 93-year-old man was charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. He was trialed at the Hamburg Juvenile court because he was 17 years old at the time.