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TIL there is a military soccer world cup and North Korea placed first in 2003

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9eM6 TIL that North Korea made their own Netflix service…and it’s called Manbang
rOR4 TIL that the Mirny diamond mine in Siberia is a hole in the ground so big, that the air space above it had to be declared off-limits after it kept sucking in helicopters that strayed to close to it.
YpaD7 TIL That so many Purple Hearts were produced in the anticipation of the invasion of the Japanese mainland in WWII that they are still being issued today in Iraq and Afghanistan
XE0LD TIL about the China National Highway 110 traffic jam; a massive traffic jam that slowed down thousands of vehicles for more than 100 km and lasted for more than 10 days. Drivers were able to move their vehicles only 1 km per day and some drivers were stuck in the traffic jam for 5 days.
LZ9v TIL During WW2, a US politician got 800 sailors killed after bragging to the press about the Japanese setting off depth charges too early.