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TIL that Russia has “closed cities”, cities that have restrictions on visitors and are sometimes omitted from maps.

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8ad7a TIL North Korea, "world's worst Internet black hole," restricts Internet access to high-level Party officials and then only "to browse fan pages of the leading Kim dynasty"; in response, "North Koreans [are] buying properties close to foreign embassies in a bid to access their wifi."
kkP4 TIL human sperm has been used to fertilize gibbon(ape) eggs.
ZppdQ TIL while its location has never been set in DC canon and is based on NYC, Gotham City is traditionally set in New Jersey.
VM0oB TIL it costs more to renounce U.S. Citizenship ($2,350) than applying to gain it ($725). Renouncing citizenship was free before 2010. A fee was imposed due to the increase in recent years.
OGQKa TIL Forest Whitaker has an identical twin brother who also happens to an actor!