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TIL South Korean criminal law applies to South Korean citizens throughout the world. Since gambling is illegal in South Korea, citizens cannot even gamble overseas.

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VlgB TIL that Lenin wrote a letter stating that Stalin should be removed from his position as party secretary, but Stalin intercepted the letter and stayed in power.
OG5X7 TIL about Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani Christian child labourer and activist who campaigned against abusive child labour in Pakistan. He was assassinated at the age of 12 for his outspoken activism.
x6pgB TIL The White Helmets in Syria is an organization dedicated to providing free aid to civilians during the war.
KZNR TIL That during and the French Revolution there was an attempt by various governments to remove all traces of Christianity from the country. It was known as Dechristianisation
Merl0 TIL that in 1998, the City of Des Moines, Iowa rejected a pedestrian bridge design for being "too modern." The design was based on plans made by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1504.