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TIL in 2010 North Korea faked a TV broadcast of the World Cup showing that they won the gold medal

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9Y6aQ TIL: Abraham Lincoln is believed by many scholars to be one of only two Presidents of the United States who wasn't a Christian. Thomas Jefferson is the second.
0drly TIL about Limnic eruption; a very rare type of natural disaster in which dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capable of asphyxiating wildlife, livestock, and humans.
neGeY TIL that Jimi Hendrix played guitar for Little Richard
loeVN TIL Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs.Alternatively, they’d use periodicals like the Farmers Almanac, which was designed with a hole so it could hang in outhouses.
8J74 TIL Researchers have identified a naturally occurring bacteria in the human gut that keeps people from developing food allergies. This beneficial gut bacteria diminished with frequent antibiotic use at a young age — making children more susceptible to food allergies later in life.