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TIL in 1979 the director of South Korea's CIA assassinated the South Korean president

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04AR TIL that people living within 2000 meters of an airport have higher levels of lead in their blood, which is linked to lower IQ in children and a host of diseases. Unlike cars and commercial airplanes, recreational airplanes still use leaded fuel.
0drWL TIL Boong-Ga Boong-Ga, sometimes advertised in English as Spank 'em, is an arcade game developed in South Korea in 2001. It is the first arcade game to simulate kancho, which is a popular children's prank in Japan and Korea where the victim is poked with two fingers in the anus whilst distracted.
egPb TIL Coca-Cola introduced Tab-Clear to ruin the Crystal Pepsi marketing campaign. Tab-Clear was marketed as an inferior diet drink. This confused consumers into thinking Crystal Pepsi was also an inferior diet drink. Both drinks died within 6 months.
Dk7p TIL that cotton candy machines can help in making artificial human organs
oRmK TIL because of her contract, Julie Kavner will never have to promote The Simpsons on video.