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TIL that in South Korea, the number of guests at a wedding is so important that “fake guest” agencies exist

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rRY6M TIL: Brenda Lee was just 13 years old when she recorded 'Rockin' around the Christmas Tree'
61EZ TIL that in 1974, a man stole a helicopter, flew it to Washington, D.C. and hovered for six minutes over the White House before descending on the south lawn. He only spent 1 year in prison and fined $2,400.
ELyx TIL Jason Lee is no longer a Scientologist
NXPNJ TIL That a man in Florida woke up with a splitting migraine. When he arrives at the hospital, doctors found a bullet in his head. His wife had shot him in the head while he slept.
69mvQ TIL about Abebe Bikila. The first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, he won gold in the marathon at the 1960 Olympics while running barefoot, and again in 1964, making him the first athlete to successfully defend an Olympic marathon title. In 1969, he was paralysed and never walked again