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TIL the “Free North Korea Radio” broadcasts news of the outside world across the border from South Korea. It was founded by Kim Seong Min, who escaped North Korea by jumping off a train.

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RNG9 TIL there is a lake in Australia called Lake Disappointment that is normally dry.
Qer6 TIL In 1974, two phone hackers stood on a California beach and from two public phone booths intercepted every incoming call to Santa Barbara, and told the dialers the city had been wiped out in a nuclear explosion, causing a widespread panic.
0wJ8j TIL - A Box Social is a tradition where women fill a box with a meal and men bid on the box with the expectation to share the meal with the woman whose box it is. It is typically used as a fundraiser.
ENQd TIL If a Helicopter’s engines fail midair they use a state of flight called ‘autorotate’, which allows them to land safely. This system uses air going up towards the main rotors as the chopper is falling; causing the main rotors to spin and generate enough lift for a controlled emergency descent.
9agQ TIL in 2016, it was discovered that Beyonce’s “Empower Women” clothing line was made by women sweat shop labourers working on less than £5 a day.