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TIL North Korea is the only 'necrocracy' in the world – which means that it is the only country that is still under the rule of a dead leader.

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BrEWb TIL When Teddy Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill, the gun he carried was a .38 Colt revolver salvaged from the wreck of the USS Maine. The USS Maine exploded outside Havana in early 1898 and the pistol was given to him by his brother-in-law.
e0MKL TIL making girls play video games improves their spatial intelligence to match boys
RxXj TIL there is a Lego secret vault that holds nearly every lego set ever produced.
d8orj TIL - When sharks attack humans, they do not mistake us for seals, or other food sources. Sharks have acute senses which includes good hearing, sharp vision, minute changes in water pressure and detection of bioelectrical fields. They are curious, they bite us to see if we are a good food source.
KO1R9 TIL Keith Moon once came to the exclusive Tramp night club butt naked, spread-eagled on the hood of his Rolls-Royce. The car was driven by his assistant Dougal Butler.