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TIL That North Koreans can only choose from 28 hairstyles that are approved by their government

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kOvx5 TIL one of the animators from Robot Chicken (and PES) uses a modified NES Power Glove as a custom animation tool
16G9X TIL Billy Joel's 1993 album River of Dreams' cover is a painting by his then-wife Christie Brinkley. Rolling Stone later gave Brinkley the Top Picks award for "The Best Album Cover of the Year."
6e0w TIL that Don King has murdered two people. The first was ruled “justifiable homicide” and the other was pardoned completely.
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xVp9B TIL that the floating valve in toilets is called a "ballcock". Further, the man that invented its name is Thomas Crapper.