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TIL More than one million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu River into North Korea during the Korean War and soldiers stayed for years afterwards to help with reconstruction and aid. However, the Chinese were told to avoid any close connection with North Koreans and not to mingle or make friends

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ADa9x TIL the special effects artist for The Thing (1982), Rob Bottin, checked himself into the hospital after filming had wrapped because of exhaustion and spent several weeks recovering. The effects in the film are considered to be some of the best ever and still hold up today.
J1gxv TIL there's an actual duo named "Ebony and Ivory." Ruth Eisenberg and Margaret Patrick had both experienced a stroke in 1982, becoming partially disabled. They eventually met and began playing piano together, one hand each. Their story was named after the song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
JYG1l TIL in 2014, a woman's corpse was propped up at a table during her funeral in New Orleans. She also had her nails painted and had a glass of whiskey in her hands. Her daughters stated that this is what their mother wanted for her funeral and that guests enjoyed it.
9wd9p TIL in 2016, 19-year-old Florida frat boy Austin Harrouff walked into a garage and killed two strangers, biting one of the victims' faces. He thought he was “half man, half dog” and being chased by a demon. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
1X68 TIL - 8 of the top 10 largest stadiums in the world are college/university football stadiums from the US.