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TIL South Koreans drink more hard liquor than any other country

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6MkJ TIL that Cambodia has an unemployment rate of approximately 0%
4kEOo TIL of Exploding Head Syndrome: auditory hallucinations of loud noise experienced when falling asleep or waking up. Treatment involves medications to promote sleep and lower blood pressure, as well as "reassurance."
VjaD TIL in a 1980s Nike commercial, a Kenyan tribesman’s words were translated as “Just Do It”; however, American anthropologist Lee Cronk alerted Nike that the Kenyan really said, “I don’t want these. Give me big shoes.” Nike responded back saying “We thought nobody in America would know what he said.”
nWXrG TIL: Secretariat was given the rare honor of being buried whole - normally, just the head, heart, and hooves are laid to rest.
xeok TIL that, in Super Mario Bros 3, chain-chomps will break free from their chains after 50 lunges.