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TIL that Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, is ranked as the country with the least Media Freedom, at 179 out of 179, it’s worse than North Korea which is in the 178th rank.

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PLNG TIL Stephen King once called Glenn Beck “satan’s mentally challenged younger brother”
Ld6P TIL the first telephone operators were boys. However, they quickly earned a reputation for being rude and abusive to callers. Young women were hired soon after as they didn’t swear as much (and were faster).
n0g7 TIL All new building built in South Korea are required to spend 0.7% of the construction cost on artwork for public viewing.
wLKnJ TIL Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars dropped out of high school to pursue his $2,000-a-week business of selling fake Gucci bags.
6EvLw TIL On March 3, 1876 in Bath County, Kentucky, What appeared to be flakes of red meat fell from the sky. People tasted it and said it seemed to be mutton or venison. Others said it may have been bear meat. The widely accepted theory is that it was carrion, vomited up by vultures passing over.