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TIL of Mark Roberts, a man from England who has streaked at more than 565 international events. He has his own set of 'rules' for streaking: don't interrupt the play of a game, be prepared to spend an evening in jail, have a good lawyer on hand, and don't eat spicy food the night before a streak

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E1YQP TIL In 1953, after the shooting ended in the Korean War, the Americans dropped leaflets offering $100,000 to any North Korean pilot who landed a MiG-15 in South Korea. A defector arrived soon after and the plane was impounded and meticulously examined. Chuck Yeager was among the first to fly it.
GYdAJ TIL South Korea put a ban on Japanese cultural imports following WWII and wasn't lifted until 1998. But Nintendo found a way around the ban by partnering with Hyundai and rebranding several of their products including the classic NES, which was sold as 'Hyundai Comboy' in the country.
RPn1 TIL there is a “never-ending” wave in Brazil called a pororoca, attracting surf competitions from all over the world; the longest record for surfing a single wave is 37 minutes, and was for a distance of 12.5 km
jNEJa TIL that when Lil Wayne attempted suicide by a handgun at age 12, he was personally rushed to the hospital by a homicide detective he calls "Uncle Bob." He still keeps in regular contact with him.
0d6Jv TIL that a "frown" means something different to many people around the world. Some people believe it is primarily an expression of the eyebrows, while many others associate it with a downturned mouth.