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TIL That North Korea is completely blank on Google Maps

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neMyB TIL that the new Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest archeological museum in the world.
wLwgo TIL that in 1966 Harper Lee donated $10 to a school board that tried to ban To Kill a Mockingbird with a note that said “I hope [the $10] will be used to enroll the Hanover County School Board in any first grade of its choice.”
VPoQ TIL It was Persian custom to debate “affairs of weight” while drunk and sober. The same conclusion had to be reached when drunk and sober to be acted upon.
7y1x TIL that Jamie Foxx’s real name is Eric Marlon Bishop and he changed his name when he found that female comedians were often called first to perform. feeling that it was a name ambiguous enough to disallow any biases.
Z88pY TIL Researchers tried 2000 times to ignite gasoline with a cigarette; failed 100% of the time.