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TIL North Korea ordered 1,000 Volvos from Sweden in 1974 and has yet to pay it off, resulting in a debt of 2.2 billion kronor ($322 million).

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Wk4Zd TIL that in November of 1999, Kevin Smith attended a protest against his own movie: "Dogma." He even made it onto the local news, when the on-the-scene reporter asked him (not knowing it it was him) his thoughts on the movie. He responded: "I don't know, but I've been told, 'not good.'"
X78Q TIL a young Elvis Presley was once told “Stick to driving a truck, because you’ll never make it as a singer.”
N7VX8 TIL that the wedding dress of then-Princess Elizabeth was made out of materials bought with ration coupons, which she saved up.
lMWB TIL that Austin, TX is the only city in the world still actively using moonlight towers.
Z8RdY TIL of the "Malice at the Palace", a 2004 fight between the NBA Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons as well as fans that resulted in nine players being suspended and five charged with assault, as well as five fans also facing assault charges and being banned from attending Pistons games for life