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TIL that North Korean citizens who flee to South Korea automatically become South Korean citizens

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AkRl TIL that residents of Churchill, Canada leave their cars unlocked to offer an escape for pedestrians who might encounter Polar Bears on Main Street.
9r67 TIL the last Tsar of Bulgaria was democratically elected as the PM in 2001. He is also the last living person to have held the title Tsar
78epO Today I learned that Super Bowl I was broadcast on both NBC and CBS and that the video tapes of the game were subsequently wiped out by both networks to save costs.
JYv1j TIL : Simon, the Simon says electronic game was launched at Studio 54 in New York city.
VMQjB TIL that the Dragon’s Breath, the world’s second hottest pepper, was developed for its essential oil having potential as a skin anaesthetic, and later cultivated by a breeder who had not planned to breed the chili for record heat, but rather was trying to grow an attractive pepper plant.