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TIL South Korea has governors for the 5 provinces it claims in North Korea

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KvvE TIL That 167 people cashed in big on 175 to 1 odds that Luis Suarez would bite someone during the 2014 World Cup after a Norwegian betting site posted a joke bet.
9YL16 TIL in the wake of the creepy clown trend, a 2016 "Clown Lives Matter" peace walk was scheduled in Tucson to demonstrate that "clowns are not psycho killers"; but the event had to be cancelled due to multiple death threats to the clowns.
d8arZ TIL In 1967, Egypt received false intel from the Soviets that Israel was massing its troops on the Syrian border. In response, Egypt mobilized its forces in Sinai and Straits of Tiran. Israel saw the blockade of Tiran as a Casus Belli and launched a pre-emptive strike thus initiating the Six-Day War
0woeL TIL that an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people speak Texas German, a German dialect which can be traced back German settlers to Texas
QJbJa TIL of Billie Bob Harrell, Jr. from Texas. In June 1997, he won $31M from lottery. He bought a ranch. He bought cars each for himself, wife & 3 children. He donated money to his church. Everyone he knew, even strangers, were asking him for money. 20 months later he shot himself to death.