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TIL there is a North Korean novel in English about a couple falling in love while studying at university in Pyongyang who later flee to China. The author Ann Shin met and interviewed many defectors

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GYWaJ TIL that while competing at the 2002 World Junior Championships at the age of 15, Bolt became so nervous from the crowd's expectations that he put his shoes on the wrong feet. Nevertheless, he won the race, becoming the world's youngest junior gold medallist.
Da0J TIL Dan Burros a member of the American Nazi Party and later of the KKK committed suicide after he discovered his Jewish background was made public in a New York Times Article
V8mQ TIL a 75 year old woman went into a Comcast office in 2007 and smashed it up with a hammer. Apparently she stated she had no regrets.
69mK7 TIL that Dimitrios Loundras, a Greek gymnast, holds the distinction of being the youngest ever athlete and medalist in Olympics history, having been 10 years and 218 days old when he participated in the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens.
kO6ee TIL that doublet and triplet phrases in English (null and void, terms and conditions, will and testament) originate in legal writing, where words from two different languages would be used together to ensure that the writing is unambiguous