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TIL Author Paek Nam-nyong is a household name in North Korea and his bestseller novel "Friend" became the first state-sanctioned novel available to English readers

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74jX TIL scientists believe female greenland sharks don’t reach sexual maturity until they are 156 years old.
x6kX5 TIL: Failed supernovae are thought to create stellar black holes by the collapsing of a red supergiant star in the early stages of a supernova. When the star can no longer support itself, the core collapses completely, forming a stellar-mass black hole, and consuming the nascent supernova.
oRZV7 TIL that some fish are obligate air breathers. Meaning they need access to air for a breath. Examples of some fish are betas, tarpons, and arapaimas.
rJgw TIL Pumpkins, watermelons, avocados, and bananas are all berries while strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries are not
DQvAp TIL that the vehicles in Disneyland's Indiana Jones ride can't reverse. The final boulder escape scene is achieved by tilting the vehicle's motion base backwards and accelerating the walls past the riders.