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TIL that North Korea Has a Space Program that has put 2 Satellites into Orbit and plans on going To the moon By 2026 and Mars

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XEvYr TIL of Ching Shih. Originally a prostitute who married a pirate, she ended up commanding a fleet of 20,000-40,000 pirates, battling the Portuguese empire, British empire, and Qing Dynasty at various stages. She married her adopted son, had two children with him and died a free woman at age 69.
6EdDW TIL that Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder.
LLRd TIL that after a Southern Confederacy lost the Civil war, 10 to 20 thousand of them fled the country and established a colony in Brazil.
8epLa TIL that of the two 1988 films starring Tom Cruise, one of them (Rain Man) won the Oscar for Best Picture, while the other (Cocktail) won the Razzie for Worst Picture. Cruise remains the only actor to achieve both distinctions in the same year.
7NXM TIL Jon Miller, a professional baseball player, hit a home run his first at bat and his final at bat. These were the only 2 of his career.