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Today I learned of the English village of Eyam that quarantined itself and exposed all of its inhabitants to stop the spread of the plague.

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aw5nA TIL of Hanawon, a facility in South Korea which helps North Korean defectors adjust to life in the South. They are taught how to drive and use an ATM, and taken on field trips to food courts and get haircuts.
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