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TIL that using Skype in Ethiopia carries a 15 year maximum jail term

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xVK0g TIL kimchi is so ubiquitous in South Korea that many households have a special fridge just for storing it. According to a consumer survey, this "kimchi refrigerator" is the #1 most desired appliance in the country.
ndKP TIL that the arcade video game Defender (1981) is so difficult that “Initial attempts lasting less than ten seconds are not uncommon for novices”.
8aB94 TIL Actor Kit Harington is a direct descendant of Robert Catesby, the mastermind behind the plot to blow up parliament. Kit also plays Catesby in the BBC drama Gunpowder, retelling the story behind the plot.
Y8eG TIL The Greek language has 4 words for love. Agápe: Charitable love; Éros: Sexual love; Philia: Love between friends; and Storge: Family love
1gmd TIL that Nero did not “fiddle while Rome burned.” He rushed to Rome to organize a relief effort, which he paid for personally. He opened his palace to provide shelter for survivors, and arranged food deliveries to prevent starvation.