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TIL that North Korea has a social democratic party in its legislature

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J1mQV TIL that Dr Seuss invented the word “Nerd”
e0bgE TIL "Mayday" comes from the French word "M'aidez" meaning "Help Me"
p8QnG TIL that the punishment for patricide in Ancient Rome was: to be beaten with a rod, sewn into a sack with a dog, rooster, viper and a monkey and finally tossed into the sea.
78P6x TIL that eight years after JFK’s assassination, Jackie Kennedy avoided the public unveiling of their White House portraits, but the Nixons graciously agreed to a secret, private tour for her and her kids. It was her only return visit.
jQ7Q TIL that when Michael Foot was put in charge of a nuclear disarmament committee, The Times reportedly announced the news with the headline “Foot Heads Arms Body.”