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TIL There was a fake US embassy discovered and shut down in Ghana in 2016. I guess also, TIL that there is such things as fake US Embassies.

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p8WJN TIL that one can die from laughter. Chrysippus of Soli, a Greek stoic philosopher is said to have died this way at the age of 73. As he watched a donkey eat some figs he died in a fit of laughter.
1a6x7 TIL North and South Korea aren't unusual for the Korean Peninsula. From 698–926 CE, the Peninsula was divided into a Northern State (Balhae) and Southern State (Silla)
wLwv1 TIL that despite Disney’s 2012 purchase of Lucasfilm and the film rights to future Star Wars films, 20th Century Fox owns Episodes I-III, V, and VI until May 2020, and Episode IV forever since it co-produced and financed the film
QJyZe TIL that Australia is the only continent with more venomous snakes than there are non-venomous ones.
YpeDx TIL, Rollie Free set the American motorcycle land speed record in 1948 on the Bonneville Salt Flats while lying prone on the motorcycle's rear fender wearing a bathing suit, sneakers, and a shower cap (yes, there is a pic).