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TIL it's illegal in Saudi Arabia for Saudi nationals to marry women from Bangladesh, Chad, Burma or Pakistan, in order to keep the nation homogeneous

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Qvkp TIL marijuana use is common among the North Korean workers. A freelance writer documents buying big bags of weed for £0.50.
b9pwp TIL Stephen King would do so much cocaine he had to stuff cotton up his nose to stop blood from dripping on his typewriter.
d8E6K TIL The mother of a sick baby asked Ronaldo for an autographed shirt so she could sell it for the baby's treatment. He sent her a signed shirt and cheque for $83,000.
6EWGm TIL that Baby Oil is not made from babies but rather mostly from mineral oil or vegetable oil
XE09Q TIL that at the incredibly popular race track the "Las Vegas Motor Speedway" every once in a while the local sheriffs department will come down to drag race anyone who simply has a license, a street legal car, and is interested, in an effort to take illegal drag/street racing off the public roads.