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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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b9610 The founder and first leader of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, created the country's policy of juche or "self-reliance," which cut off North Korea economically and diplomatically from the rest of the world, even in times of great need, such as famines.
BKBk TIL in 1910 a group of students from Cambridge darkened their skin, donned turbans, and presented themselves to the British Royal Navy as ambassadors from Abyssinia. They conducted an inspection of the fleet, bestowed honors upon British officers, and spoke in a Latin/Greek gibberish.
5YlkB TIL Mozart had a pet starling, which he bought after hearing him sing an excerpt from one of his pieces. After the starling died, Mozart wrote a humorous poem, which he read at its elaborate funeral.
wodWE TIL that nearly 80% of Thai people in Sweden are women
ANZxa TIL - 9/11 led NATO to invoke Article 5 of the Washington Treaty for the very first time in its history.