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TIL that it is mandatory for all North Koreans to vote, even though there is only one candidate for each office on the ballot

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W7gyX TIL As of 2018, only 2% of English adults aged 18–24 belonged to the Church of England while 70% claimed to have no religion.
rN5ro TIL the amount spent on basic track maintenance and other safety measures has been falling in India. Less money was being allocated for track renewal work and officials had not even spent the full amount set aside.
QJD16 TIL that a man by the name of Roger Williams was the galvanizer for Jeffersonian Democracy (ie separation of church and state) and was a staunch proponent for fair dealings with Native Americans. He was a devout man who saw organized religions as bastardizations of faith and God.
QLZp TIL that a hostage in the Iranian Embassy Siege was released due to his loud snoring which kept up other hostages up at night.
lan7 TIL That Stephen Spielberg directed his first feature film, Firelight (1964), which was released at his local cinema. It was shot on a budget of $500, and took $501 at the box office, giving the film an official profit of $1