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

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8avEG TIL Australian pornographic film actress Angela white has an Honours Degree in gender studies, and for her honours thesis she conducted qualitative research into female experiences in the Australian pornography industry. She plans on going back to school to complete her PhD.
ANkx4 TIL actor Rick Moranis and Rush's Geddy Lee were school colleagues. That led to Lee singing on Moranis and Dave Thomas' hit single "Take Off" as comedy characters Bob and Doug McKenzie in 1981.
RVb6 TIL that the voice pattern characterizing a subset of gay males, the “gay lisp,” does not appear to be biologically driven, but may instead be related to childhood gender nonconformity.
YpkWZ TIL Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the odour of farts smell good so that farting in public will become socially acceptable. Ben wanted flatulence to be "as agreeable as perfumes"
16Vod TIL that an experiment led to an AI recuiting people to write metal songs for it. It told them its a god and needed to be worshiped.