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TIL a former American mayor became the mayor of a North Korean city

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a8P9b TIL that veteran astronaut John Young's heart rate when launching on top of the Saturn V was only 70 bpm, the normal resting heart rate; meanwhile, his rookie crewmate's heart rate was 144 bpm, more than double. Young later said his heart "was too old for it to go any faster".
ne6pb TIL that in Washington state, there are Bigfoot protection laws, stemming from the logic that if they exist they must be endangered
4XR9w TIL the famous "Roses Are Red" poem can be traced back to its origin in 1590 written by Sir Edmund Spenser in his book "The Faerie Queene".
696l TIL that Dole used threats of lawsuits to suppress a documentary about its workers; the director made a movie about that experience. How large companies can inhibit your freedom of speech and the manipulation of journalists.
wL417 TIL Cincinnati was known as Porkopolis due to its being a center of the pork industry in the 19th century.