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TIL that under current South Korean laws if war breaks out South Korea doesn’t want to control its own military; instead, it wants the Americans to tell them what to do.

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WaR9 TIL of “Reichstag fire”, a term used to denote a calamitous event staged by a political movement, orchestrated in a way that casts blame on their opponents, causing the opponents to be viewed with suspicion by the public. The Reichstag fire was seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.
p89vA TIL that Winona Ryder was born in a town named Winona.
e0Jgb TIL MLK was stabbed at a book signing. A team of doctors removed a seven-inch letter opener from his chest.
R78b8 TIL about a murderer who got caught 4 years after the crime because he had gotten the murder scene tattooed on his chest
XY88 TIL Two comprehensive studies have shown even the must astute violin players choose the sound from even brand new violins over Stradivarius violins, despite the widely held belief Stradivarius violins are vastly superior, costing several millions of dollars and being hundreds of years old.