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TIL that North Koreans must abide by one of 28 approved haircuts.

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ANoGg TIL I learned that one of the people who is first credited with the ideas for a home mortgage and home insurance policy, as well as being an early outspoken proponent of paper currency, was named If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned before renaming himself Nicholas Barbon
kQK4 TIL the dental drill was invented 9000 years ago, predating the wheel by 3500 years.
m1L6P TIL about Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a woman misidentified as ‘Tokyo Rose’ and the only American citizen to be convicted of and pardoned for the crime of treason against the United States of America.
VmJB TIL that in Judaism, finding someone a job that enables self-sufficiency is considered the highest form of charity.
ndQ7 TIL that Patrick Stewart lost all of his hair at age 18 and thought that no woman would ever be interested in him again