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TIL that in 1975, North Korean embassy staff in Australia crashed their Mercedes, and when they went to the nearest house for help they were aghast to find that that they had knocked on the door of the South Korean ambassador’s residence.

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ajAJ TIL that despite earning $967 million in global revenue, the theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix fell short of being profitable by $167 million.
kJBG5 TIL Roald Dahl, the author of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Matilda', was a flying ace in WWII. He shot down at least five fighters (likely more) with little to no formal military training.
PX0E TIL That ‘District 9’ is the outcome of the failed 'Halo’ movie
Q85X TIL there is a history of CIA involvement in drug trafficking
JYXpk TIL that the average national IQ correlates well with GDP per capita and other measures of development. This paper claims that higher cognitive skills of a nation in general, and more importantly, its intellectual class, contributes to making it a richer country.