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TIL In 1968 South Korea hatched a plan to assassinate Kim Il Sung that went terribly wrong: Recruits (petty criminals) snapped during intense training on a remote island, killed their trainers, hijacked and blew up a bus in Seoul, killing 15... In all 37 people killed, 7 missing and 30 wounded.

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0wKoR TIL Olive Oatman was captured in 1851 by Native Americans who slaughtered most of her family. She eventually integrated into a Mohave tribe and was given tattoos to enter the afterlife. Settlers traded to "free" her in 1857. She was the first tattooed American woman; her story remains mysterious.
dxar TIL that MLK’s mother was herself assassinated shortly before the evidentiary hearing for James Earl Ray, who the King family believes is innocent.
R8Q6 TIL that your wounds heal faster if you lick them. You instinctively do this for that reason. Tears help, too.
Jmj TIL that Alaska leads the nation in violence against women with a estimated 59% of women having experienced intimate partner violence, sexual assault, or both.
yQ9dM TIL In 2017, it was revealed that the current King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, had been serving as First officer on Dutch airline KLM flights twice a month for 21 years, even after his ascension to the nation's throne in 2013.