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TIL Racism and ethnic discrimination is legal under South Korean law

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bN97 TIL that the word plagiarism comes from plagiarii. In the ancient Mediterranean world, plagiarii were pirates who kidnapped young children, among other misdeeds. When plagiarists claim someone else’s ideas as their own, they steal someone else’s brainchild.
1a6Q4 TIL after divorcing her foreign husband, Gossip Girl actress Kelly Rutherford got him deported by getting her legal team to report him for alleged business fraud. However, after he won child custody, her children were forced to move to France, and now she must travel there to see them.
9Y4Ap TIL Costco’s hot dogs started out as a single hot dog cart vendor in front of their San Diego warehouse, using Hebrew National dogs.
pY48p TIL New Smyrna Beach, located on the east coast of Florida, is considered one of the most dangerous beaches, with more recorded attacks than any other beach in the world. The beach is known for its high number of shark bites incidens.
9YDkD TIL puritans managed to have a prenuptial pregnancy rate of under 10%