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TIL North Korea's largest export are giant statues

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1a1MP TIL that candy and snacks are placed close to market cash registers to take advantage of shoppers' decision fatigue.
vPVXD TIL that in 2017 all GPS coordinates in Australia were shifted 1.8 m to account for continental drift since the last update in 1994. Moving north 7 cm a year, the Australian plate is one of the fastest-drifting plates in the world
rNV10 TIL that the last person to be executed in the Tower of London was Josef Jakobs in 1941. He was a German spy who parachuted into England but was quickly captured. When arrested, he was found carrying £500, forged papers, and a German sausage.
YpJeZ TIL: Sweating is an efficient way to remove many heavy metals, so if you’ve been eating too much tuna, make sure to hit the sauna.
epgNg TIL Some cities are using blue light bulbs in public restroom, park lighting because the glow supposedly masks the blue-tinted lines of veins — making it harder for intravenous drug users to find a vein.