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TIL Starbucks has more customer money on Starbuck gift cards than most banks have on deposits

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4ENJ TIL North Korean tunnels exist under the DMZ, apparently designed for a surprise attack on Seoul. 4 have been discovered since the 1970s, but there are suspected to be up to 20 more.
xmw5 TIL there’s a version of chess called “quantum chess” where the pieces are in a state of superposition; the player doesn’t know what a piece will be until it is selected for play. Once selected, it behaves as any one of the conventional pieces and returns to its state of superposition after the move
oRr67 TIL: Paul Revere was the first person in the USA to learn how to roll copper in 1801 and formed Revere Copper. That company is still the only copper mill in the United States
eN8D TIL that blowing smoke up your ass used to be a common cure for many ailments
QNkJp TIL The chant in Enigma's 'Return to Innocence' is not Native American, but from the Amis people (Taiwan) and is called "Elders' Drinking Song", among others.