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TIL: In WW2 school children were used to create nearly 9,000 paper mache type balloons that were later used to complete bombing raids. The children were not told the purpose of their paper mache projects.

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oBXjo TIL that Kalmykia is the only Buddhist majority republic in Europe
8eXoZ TIL the cannibal sandwich is a staple of Wisconsin cuisine, the sandwich consists of raw ground round beef on rye bread topped with chopped onion. The dish prompted the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to tweet a warning against eating raw meat.
WvPo TIL of Kursk, a Russian submarine that sank in August of 2000 due to an accident involving poorly maintained torpedoes. None of the crew survived due to old, poorly maintained Russian rescue equipment and the Russian Navy’s refusal to accept Western aid.
M7bd8 TIL that average salary of an engineer in Pyongyang is $2 a month + up to $50 in bonuses and about 600 grams of rice and corn. It’s half of that in other NK cities (interview with top NK expert, timestamp - 2:03:06)