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TIL Malaysians are the only nationality allowed to visit North Korea without a visa

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69m88 TIL that common consumer fireworks can kill you if you're underwater with them when they detonate
xVe61 TIL since 2011, NOAA has required the use of thinner, weaker hooks, in the Gulf of Mexico, that straighten to release large bluefin tuna before they die of exhaustion on the line, which resulted in 75% less dead, discarded fish in the Gulf.
QGML TIL: “A lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.”
5Y9XB TIL that there is a single called "Africa For Norway," satirizing the Band Aid charity singles by encouraging Africans to donate their heaters to the unfortunate, freezing people of Norway
QNrRX TIL that in France if you want to register your pedigree dog, you have to give it a name starting with the letter of the year it is born. This year's letter is V.