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TIL that there's a K-Pop group called Honey Popcorn made up of former porn stars.

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9baG TIL that the word “Peruse” actually means the opposite of how it’s casually used. It means “to read or examine thoroughly.”
LQXbV TIL Irish monks invented the Catholic practice of confessing to a priest and performing penance in private. Prior to this, confessions and penance were done publicly.
rRyRw TIL that 54% of office employees would be willing to leave their jobs for more flexible work times.
e06lk TIL that a brother-sister duo in Iceland would have different surnames. As a surname; the boy gets his father's first name with a '-son' in the end, the girl also gets the father's first name but with a '-dottir' in the end. Ultimately they end up having different surnames.
vxxD TIL: In 1982, Key West declared that it was seceding from the US. It then declared war, immediately followed by peace, and then asked for $1 billion in aid. The entire ordeal was symbolic.