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

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kOYB4 TIL when Arthur Guinness founded his brewery in 1759, he signed a 9000 year lease at an unused brewery in Dublin. By 1886 it became the largest brewery in the world.
LnL9 TIL that David (of the Bible’s David & Goliath) declared that he loved his friend, Jonathan, “more than any woman”. But many Christians refuse to accept any possibility that it could’ve been a gay relationship.
1agEX TIL 70% isopropyl alcohol is a more effective disinfectant than 99% concentrated
7rmrZ TIL The first known evidence of the use of cryptography (in some form) was found in an inscription carved around 1900 BC, in the main chamber of the tomb of the nobleman Khnumhotep II, in Egypt. The scribe used some unusual hieroglyphic symbols here and there in place of more ordinary ones.
x6AQ5 TIL in 2022 when the pilot of a single-engine Cessna became incapacitated, an air traffic controller (who was also a certified flight instructor) helped a passenger on that plane who had no flying experience (but who had watched pilots before) successfully pilot the aircraft for 8 miles & land it.