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TIL that North Korea uses a fax machine to send threats to South Korea.

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wLJj7 TIL Sisuqo and Bob Newhart almost co-starred in a 2001 NBC sitcom together.
N780Q TIL That the commonly played version of the famous Eiffel 65 song "Blue(Da Ba Dee)" is actually one of three versions created, and is known as the "DJ Ponte Ice Pop Mix". Two other versions created at the same time, the "Dub Mix" and "Glamour Jump Cut" exist, but rarely see airplay or recognition.
xg75 TIL of Neerja Bhanot, a 22 year old Indian air hostess who helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. She died shielding three children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan, and the United States.
kypB TIL due to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948, the Nobel Committee refused to give the Nobel Peace Prize that year because there was “no suitable living candidate.” The Prize cannot be given to deceased candidates. That way Gandhi’s place on the list was silently but respectfully left open.
8Jda TIL after the American Civil War, thousands of Confederates fled the US to Brazil. These ‘Confederados’ were recruited by Emperor Dom Pedro II due to their expertise in growing cotton.