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TIL of Michael Hay, a British lawyer who opened a law firm in North Korea, which won some of its cases, but closed in 2016 due to sanctions

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J17Q TIL: There is an area of the universe a billion light years across that has virtually nothing in it, not even dark matter.
9wkwr TIL That the regional delivery service Lasership is so widely criticized that in 2022 it had more complaints to the Better Business Bureau than UPS, despite the latter serving the entire country.
xVe8k TIL that tennis and basketball courts sometimes develop "dead spots" where the ball doesn't bounce
ne4Jo TIL of Centralia, PA: A town mostly abandoned since an underground mine fire started in 1962 and still burns to this day. In 2002 the town had its zip code revoked after the graves started burning. The EPA warns: “Walking and/or driving in the immediate area could result in serious injury or death.”
O4A4 TIL of the London Monster who pricked his victims in the buttocks. When people realised that the Monster attacked mainly beautiful women, some women began to claim that they had been attacked to gain attention and sympathy. Some even faked wounds.