Post * 6E4VW — Curious Curator

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TIL that Thai cops that break the rules are punished by having to wear pink Hello Kitty armbands while not being allowed to disclose what they've done to "earn" it, leaving their offense to the imagination

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0dRvA TIL Canada has only sentenced one person, Stanko Joseph Grmovsek, to prison for insider trading. He was the first and only person in Canadian history to serve a Federal sentence of imprisonment for insider trading. He was sentenced to 39 months in prison.

WJOo TIL in pre-modern Europe, Outlaw or Outlawry, was one of the harshest punishments available and put the criminal outside of any legal protections, subject to persecution, murder etc. by anybody. It was considered a death sentence but not carried out by the state.

GAy01 TIL in that 1999, Mexico began requiring drivers of American registered cars to leave a safety deposit of up to $800 before they could cross the border, as an effort to deter the crime of smuggling stolen American cars. It only lasted two days primarily due to complaints from American tourists.

rDDo TIL 25% of all bottled water in the US comes from the city’s tap including Aquafina (Pepsi) & Dasani (Coke)

W76VL TIL about Maundy Money. In Britain, the day before Good Friday, the reigning monarch personally gives elderly parishioners a specially struck set of coins (with their combined value adding up to the monarch’s age). Recipients are chosen based on their service to the church or their diocese.