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TIL of Shin Dong-hyuk, a man who escaped the North Korean Concentration Camp he was born and raised in.

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Wk1P9 TIL ancient swords from 'Damascus' (Syria) dipped in 'Dragon's Blood,' as legend has it, were studied by scientists who further dipped the metal, 'wootz,' in hydrochloric acid to reveal, under an electron-microscope, nano-metre-sized tubes with a microstructure similar to modern carbon nanotubes.
epnMb TIL the “New York, New York” song sung by Frank Sinatra was actually a cover song! The original was released by Liza Minnelli in 1977
KOZm9 TIL According to secret service agents, Ronald Reagan carried a pistol in his briefcase when he was president, "just in case you guys can’t do the job, I can help out". Reagan acquired a pocket sized pistol after college in the 1930s "and kept it lovingly the rest of his life”.
KYM1E TIL during a test of the accuracy of dog DNA tests, a man submitted his own human DNA, and got results back with dog breeds they suspected the DNA being from
nW677 TIL filmmaker Spike Lee sued Viacom, claiming that the name of the Spike TV channel exploited his public persona.