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TIL that most wine does not improve with age and 90% ought to be consumed within 12 months

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VMZdZ TIL that North Korea has its own football league. It was founded in 1960 and is apart of the Asian Football Confederation. Due to North Korea's secrecy not too much detail is known about the league.
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YAaW TIL that the city of Vernon, Florida has been nicknamed “nub city” because so many residents have intentionally amputated limbs, disguising the injury as an accident, as a means of insurance fraud. One man had 25+ open insurance policies and collected over $1,000,000 after amputating his left foot
69M8J TIL about the Markovic Affair a political scandal in France in 1968 that followed a violent death of Stefan Marković, a friend and bodyguard of actor Alain Delon. The press speculated Delon was involved. Marković's murder is still unsolved.
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