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TIL that in the North Korean Gulag daily rations amount to less than 500 calories per day, the physically challenged are forced to do hard labor and the death rate is 1,000 to 2,000 per year.

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J1d6m TIL According to a recent census of 2022 Wild Tiger Population in India has increased to 3,167. This is a significant improvement from 1973 when a census revealed that tigers in India were quickly becoming extinct due to habitat loss, hunting, poaching, and killings by locals.
ADxRB TIL what the secret invention was that made D-Day possible in World War 2! As much as it was down to the bravery of soldiers it was also thanks to these incredible Mulberry Harbours! Really incredible to see.
6NY7 TIL Jesse Heiman from the GoDaddy commercial was given an offer from a porn company to be in a film of his choosing. He responded with “Think I’ll hold out for Playgirl.”
QJl8e TIL the East German Stasi used psych warfare called Zersetzung against dissidents. Tactics involved breaking into homes and subtly manipulating the contents; moving furniture, altering alarms, removing pictures from walls. Many thought they were losing their minds, and had mental breakdowns.
mx7RP TIL Don Featherstone, creator of the famous plastic Pink Garden Flamingo, also wore matching outfits with his wife every single day for 35 years