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TIL that a United States' bombing campaign on North Korea from 1950 to 1953 destroyed approximately 85% of its buildings and killed 15-20% if the entire population

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ne6ro TIL Sylvester Stallone was given the role in Beverly Hills Cop before Eddie Murphy. He rewrote the script, replacing the comedy with action and renamed him "Axel Cobretti" but it would be too expensive so he agreed to back out. His next film was "Cobra", considered his version of Beverly Hills Cop.
N7r9N TIL that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is so loud, it’s acoustic sound waves heat up the surrounding atmosphere to almost 2400 degrees Fahrenheit
9wpXB TIL There's a forum community offering $10,000 if someone can prove they have a 10" Johnson. Almost 700 pages and no dice.
OmLa TIL that when the US Post Office began allowing people to mail large parcels, people would frequently mail their children to relatives for visits, as it was much cheaper than train tickets
6dQm TIL that a New Zealand rugby player was involved in a ruck that resulted in his scrotum being severed and his testicle hanging loose. He asked the team doctor to stitch his scrotum and continued playing the game until he was taken out after sustaining a subsequent, unrelated concussion.