rNyEe TIL about Mount Kumgang, a North Korean resort that was opened in 1998 for Southern vacationers during a time of increased North-South cooperation. However, South Korea suspended tours in 2008 when a SK woman was shot dead after wandering into an off limits area. It was later demolished in 2022.
NXxyE TIL that the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, had planned to kill off Jesse or Hank in the first season, as a "ballsy" moment to end the season on, but a screenwriters strike limited the production from nine to seven episodes and the death was eliminated with the limited episode count
l70EN TIL during WW2 the US and Canada invaded a Japanese-held Alaskan island with more than 35,000 men. After more than 300 casualties and the near sinking of the destroyer USS Abner Read from traps, mines, and friendly fire; they realised there were no Japanese on the island.
8e1XK TIL when the Guinness World Records stopped monitoring the record for the longest time to stay awake in 1997, the record holder at the time was Robert McDonald who stayed awake for 18 days 21 hours and 40 minutes in 1986.
P1nbn TIL of the more than 43,000 different species of spiders found in the world, less than 30 have been responsible for human deaths.
epyak TIL Tom Hanks starred in a 1981 film called "Mazes and Monsters" that was based on a false account of a college student losing his grasp of reality from playing Dungeons and Dragons.
VBORQ TIL the current chief legal counsel to the Philippine President is 100 years old
X0V66 TIL the most expensive street in Australia - Wolsley Road, Point Piper (Sydney), has a MEDIAN home value of $24 million.
OG4y6 TIL Norway has the largest single sovereign wealth fund in the world, at $1.6 Trillion in assets. Larger than the sovereign wealth funds of China, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
69167 TIL Ludwig Van Beethoven's Für Elise was never released in the composer's lifetime, and wasn't discovered until 40 years after his death
R5W4l TIL Steven Spielberg desperately wanted to release Schindler’s List in 1993 in time for the Warsaw Ghetto anniversary. But Universal wanted him to finish Jurassic Park first. To keep Universal happy, he had George Lucas oversee Jurassic’s post-production while he’s filming Schindler’s List in Poland
W7Xw9 TIL that the depression on the back of your hand when you stick your thumb out is called your anatomical snuffbox for its historical use in sniffing tobacco