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TIL blue jeans are illegal in North Korea because they are a symbol of American imperialism.

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E1oEV TIL that the plot of the film Zoolander was so close to the plot of the Brett Easton Ellis' novel Glamorama that the author was paid an out of court settlement.
69gMJ TIL that Michael Jordan has won 626 games without ever losing more than 2 games in a row in his 15 year NBA career. Stephen Curry is the next closest player with 326 wins.
0wZ7p TIL of the Vandals, a large East Germanic tribe originating from Poland and who, fleeing from the Huns, gradually migrated to Roman territories during the fifth century. They conquered Spain and most of Northern Africa and eventually sacked and looted Rome. The word "vandalism" is named after them.
nvmo TIL After Charles Upham’s 3rd attempt of escape from the Germans in WW2, The guard in the machinegun-tower later told other prisoners that he refrained from shooting Upham out of sheer respect
J1LXQ TIL that the GRAMMY award winning song “A Boy Named Sue” performed by Johnny Cash, was written by “The Giving Tree” and “Where the Sidewalk Ends” author, Shel Silverstein.