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TIL of No Kum-Sok, a North Korean pilot who defected to South Korea by flying his MiG-15 near-supersonic across the border. After nearly crashing into an F-86 while landing, he taxied, parked his plane, exited and began tearing a picture of Kim Il-Sung.

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joan TIL that carrots were normally a variety of colors (rainbow carrots) until the Dutch began selectively breeding only orange carrots in the 1600s- to honor the Prince of Orange.
ewAL TIL In Movies Good Guys usually move Left to Right while Bad Guys usually move Right to Left
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