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TIL Pot is legal and in North Korea. It carries no social stigma, and is widely used.

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9wLPp TIL that during the peak of their powers about 10% of the entire Japanese population were samurais. Due to their large numbers nearly all Japanese alive today are descended from samurai
d8b9r TIL that birch trees have bark that peels because they can photosynthesize through their bark. Peeling off the old bark removes lichen and fungus that would prevent photosynthesis.
Z8p9p TIL American soldiers took Japanese skulls as trophies during WWII, even sending them home as souvenirs.
VMwxG TIL that in 2011, more than 1 in 3 divorce filings in the United States contained the word “Facebook”.
kOQ6g TIL despite being filmed in Austria, The Sound of Music was and is still unpopular in the German-speaking world. The third act (the events surrounding the occupation of Austria) was cut by the Munich manager of the studio, before being restored after director Robert Wise intervened.