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TIL the high five was used as a symbol of gay pride and identification

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N7pY8 TIL in the South Korean town of Daesong-dong, residents are exempt from taxes and the mandatory military service in an effort by the government to keep people there despite being only 350m from the N Korean border. However, for security reasons, there is a curfew and headcount at 11pm every night.
rR0D1 TIL Second street is the most common street name
b9040 TIL that Gwen Stefani discovered her husband, Gavin Rossdale, was having an affair with their nanny after explicit photos and messages popped up on the family iPad. It was signed into his iCloud account.
ADEGn TIL that there is a species of ant that essentially use kamikaze tactics to protect their nest. When attacked, one or more workers will attach themselves to the attacker and explode their abdomen, thus releasing a toxic goo all over the attacker. These ants are aptly named Colobopsis Explodens.
loaJ1 Today I learned I have trypophobia. It turns out it's very common. I always just thought I was weird.