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TIL that North Korea once beat Italy in the FIFA World Cup

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690X7 TIL that Glow Sticks were found to break multiple consumer protection laws in 2014. "The use of dibutyl phthalate in glow sticks, considered to be toys, is a violation of the law" and in seven out of nine cases, the chemical ingredients did not match what was reported.
RXKa TIL what happens when we drink sea water: A kidney can’t make urine from a concentration of salts of more than 2%. Seawater is made of 3% salt, so if we drink it the kidneys have to use existing water from our body to dilute the extra salt, which in turn makes us even thirstier.
ZPn4 TIL parts of Hudson Bay and the surrounding regions of Quebec are “missing” gravity. This area has the lowest gravity on Earth.
a8D49 TIL Margarine was invented in France in response to Napoleon III's call for a cheap alternative to butter
DJNJ TIL Hayden Christensen successfully sued USA Network for stealing the idea for “Royal Pains”. Christensen pitched a similar show called “Housecalls”, and “was never informed that a similar program was in development”