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TIL There are flies that have evolved to lose their wings and cannot fly

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e0Gyb TIL that Kim Pyong-il, Kim Jong-il's brother, was assigned as an ambassador for 40 years to ensure he couldn't influence North Korean politics: he was sent to Yugoslavia in 1979, then to Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Poland and the Czech Republic, and didn't return to his home country until 2019.
4kXM5 TIL National Lampoon released a full length parody of Frank Herbert’s Dune - called Doon, the dessert planet. Giant pretzels replaced sand worms and the most valuable substance was beer, not spice
kEGW TIL that in 1912, there were more cars powered by electricity than gasoline
4y5J TIL that 11,500+ year old man-made monolithic structures discovered in southeastern Turkey.Structures are dated thousands of years older than Egyptian Pyramids.Discoverer says it requires decent engineering skills to build such structures. (45 min, National Geographic documentary)
E1LDV TIL most people can’t read in their dreams, and the few who do tend to be writers—especially poets.