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TIL there is a “third” Korea. Its a neutral zone governed by the Chinese.

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K7Pw TIL that, in April 2011, two competing algorithms on Amazon.com each kept altering the price that they were selling a book about flies for based on how much the other was charging. After ten days of price warring, the price of the book had climbed to $23.7 million.
epDjn TIL Last year Missouri Highway patrol accidentally sent out an Amber alert for the "residents of Gotham to be on the lookout for a purple/green 1978 Dodge 3700 GT sedan, with license plate “UKIDME"" From Batman 1989
jNGdE TIL, though incredibly rare, left-handed snails exist, and they can only mate with other left-handed snails.
Wamo TIL the worst shark attack in human history was when the USS Indianapolis was sunk sending 900 men into the shark infested waters. Only 300 men survived.
OGJe TIL that coal plants release more radiation than nuclear power plants