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Today I learned that cockroaches were used to make medicine and makeup in ancient china

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gMl5L TIL of No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot who defected in his MiG-15, allowing the Wests first look at the fighter. As part of Operation Moolah, he was given $100k and later became a US Citizen and aeronautical engineer
Ve9k TIL Wal-Mart has a crime problem; cost cutting and employee reductions drove a rise in crime that led one community to deem the retailer a public nuisance and another to task ‘Officer Walmart’ to the retailer for up to 10 hours a day. Target doesn’t have these issues; they invest in more security.
yQn6l TIL there are more than 20 towns in USA named Moscow
XEGxD TIL that little boy (64kg) had ten times the weight of explosive fuel than fatman (6.4 kg)
eG0J TIL Potatoes were associated with witchcraft and devil worship in 1600s