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TIL that in 1968 an American vessel was captured by North Korea. The crew was abused, and to show the world, they used puns (“We paean the DPRK [North Korea]. We paean their great leader Kim Il Sung”) and gave the middle finger in propaganda photographs, claiming it was a “Hawaiian good luck sign”.

9R8B TIL it was only after the 2000 election that the colors red and blue became associated with the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively.
Y7y0W TIL The Pentagon is not in Washington DC
l76rB TIL the human eye can only perceive around 60fps
VMdKG TIL :: The 1964-1966 Chrysler Imperial achieved near-legendary status for its crashworthiness, and it is still banned from most derby events.
VMPoZ TIL That Red Lobster donated a rare blue Lobster to the Akron Zoo