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TIL that cannabis use is completely legal in North Korea

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BrdQW TIL that North-Korea still has not payed Sweden for the 600 volvos they bought in 1971
R5gw TIL The US government, in 1962, brainstormed ways to get the American Population to go to war with Cuba. One idea was to fake the Hijacking of Airliners.
ADjRl TIL that it is a common misconception that graves must be dug to a depth of six feet; often, graves are 30-36 inches deep. The six foot rule was implemented in 1665 during the Great Plague of London, when city officials apparently believed this would inhibit the spread of disease.
6X7J TIL that someone in Utah made a full scale real life version of the house from the Pixar’s movie ‘Up’
VXrD TIL that Voltaire, who was strongly against the Christian church, was asked by a priest to renounce Satan while on his deathbed. His response: “Now is not the time for making new enemies.”