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TIL the standard artwork on playing cards that I personally have known since childhood has remained relatively unchanged since 1862

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PYJDJ TIL of Kim Han-Sol, North Korean heir apparent until 2001, when his father lost favor, and was assassinated by poison in 2017. In 2011 Han-Sol expressed distress and guilt over North Korean social conditions in social media. Targeted for assassination, his whereabouts has been unknown since 2017.
yVAL8 TIL The Typical U.S. Home Changes Hands Every 13.2 Years
1eDX TIL Alexander Graham Bell advocated against the use of sign language and hoped to eradicate deafness through eugenics (selective human breeding).
691xw TIL Bernie Madoff, who ran a $50B ponzi scheme, may not have made a single trade with his investment fund.
4XPoo TIL that depressed people literally see the world in a darker color.