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TIL it is illegal to tattoo in South Korea if you are not a licensed medical doctor.

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D1G7P TIL the longest freight train ever was 4.5 miles long and weighed 99,734 tons, equal to 2493 fully loaded semi-trailer trucks.
epveL TIL an endocrinologist irradiated the testicles of Oregon and Washington prisoners. He gave them $5/mo, and $100 when they had to receive a vasectomy upon conclusion of the trial. The surgeon said it was necessary to "keep from contaminating the general population with radiation-induced mutants"
6EVNX TIL that Harry Truman’s official memorial isn’t a physical one like the Lincoln Memorial, but rather is a federal scholarship for grad school worth $30,000 that’s given out to college juniors interested in public service.
e0BaD TIL Microsoft tried to monopolize the early web browser market by making it difficult to install other web browsers and slowing down Windows if Internet Explorer was uninstalled.
m1DXM TIL one night at a craps table in Las Vegas in 1980s Elvis Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker said "Let me rub your head for luck, boy" to Eddie Murphy before rubbing his head. Murphy wanted to punch him in the face, but said the 80-year-old Parker was "too old to be taught the limits of racism."