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TIL That North Korea is completely blank on Google Maps

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R5K1w TIL about the 1st Special Service Force, aka the “Devil’s Brigade” – a US-Canada joint unit composed during WWII and the first modern special forces. They fought and died together during the most dangerous allied deployments of WWII, and suffered a casualty rate of up to 77%.
D1b8V TIL about Nimblewill Nomad who, starting at age 61, walked 34,000 miles, including walking from the Florida Keys to Quebec. At age 83, he became the oldest person to have hiked the entire 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail.
7rDRL TIL that McDonald's restaurants made about $37.5 billion in the U.S. in 2017 and the CEO has an annual salary of $15 million.
d4dr TIL - Caesar was captured by pirates, twice. The second time when he heard the ransom demand, he laughed and told them to double it, then threatened to crucify them all. After his ransom was paid, he bought ships and sailed against the pirates, captured and crucified every one of them as promised
exL4 TIL, Microsoft makes $2 billion a year from Android