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

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neEPr TIL female psychopaths appear to be more prone to promiscuity than male psychopaths, and while they.prefer to date non-psychopathic men in the short-term, for long-term relationships they tend to look for a fellow psychopath.
4XlWg TIL when Ziploc bag technology was first invented in the 1950's, it was too expensive to use for plastic bags, so its first application was in briefcases
GY1QN TIL a German Professor during WW1 recorded the voice of many Indian PoWs, a unique project at a PoW camp outside Berlin. In Tamil and Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu and more, these men speak and sing of home. Now available in the Humbolt archives.
wXe7 TIL vaginas are called “beavers” because in the 17th century, prostitutes would wear hair pieces on their vaginas made of beaver hide
KOREa TIL the 1969 movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" was nominated for a total of 9 Oscars including directing, screenplay, editing, music and 3 out of 4 acting awards. Yet, it somehow wasn't nominated for Best Picture. It still holds the record for most nominations without one for Best Picture.