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TIL according to North Korea unicorns exist and there is a grave near a temple in Pyongyang

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GYVk4 TIL During WWI, cotton was in high demand for the manufacture of uniforms and explosives. For bandages, doctors turned to using sphagnum moss. It can hold up to 22 times its own weight in liquid -- twice as absorptive as cotton. The moss is also antiseptic, making the surrounding environment acidic
QJJM6 TIL that 666 is not actually the number of the beast - it's 616.
w7p6 TIL that the Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory with a population of 56, has legalised same-sex marriage, despite not having a single same-sex couple on the island.
R5lv7 TIL Calico cats are almost always female, but a male calico with a rare chimerism condition was banned from cat shows
nXpP TIL when the King of France tried to escape in disguise during the French Revolution, he was recognized and stopped by a postmaster who noticed the resemblance to the king’s likeness on paper money