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TIL That North Korea is completely blank on Google Maps

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rNaGe TIL the bizantines had to deal with a whale that attacked ships in the Bosporus Strait for 50 years
MeV17 TIL that the very last Peanuts comic strip, in which creator Charles Schultz ended the story of Charlie Brown and said farewell to his fans, was drawn by Schultz in November of 1999. He would die in his sleep three months later — the night before the final comic was published.
JDBl TIL that South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna has not finished off the podium in her ENTIRE career
VB174 TIL When It debuted in 1929, 7-Up soda contained lithium citrate, the compound now used by psychiatrist as mood stabilizer for people with bipolar disorder. It was initially marketed as Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime soda.
ANGxg TIL Robert Wadlow weighed an unremarkable 8.7 lb when he was born, however by the age of 5, he was 5'4" & wearing clothes meant for teenagers. He reached the 6' mark as a 8-year-old & was over 6'6" at 11 years old. He'd eventually reach his record height of 8'11.1" before dying at the age of 22.