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TIL that jeans have been banned in North Korea for years because they are considered a symbol of U.S. imperialism.

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awQGA TIL: The US has been quietly converting to the metric system and has already gotten pretty far
LkKy0 TIL about the Murder of Dora Bloch. Bloch was a 75 year old woman that was a hostage on Air France Flight 138. She was taken to a hospital and later killed by officials.
6EmX8 TIL that the FDA says you can drink up to 4 cups of coffee a day without seeing any negative health consequences.
xmD1 TIL that Ohio has the highest air pollution in the United States
M7XV7 TIL that the final bastion of ancient Rome was the Principality of Theodoro on Crimea which lasted till 1475. With the conquest of Mangup by Ottoman forces, the Principality was taking with it the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire, after 2,228 years of existence of Roman civilization.