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TIL billboards are banned in Vermont and Maine

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0wX1 TIL North Korea has used Nazi-style human experiments on its citizens in the past and is unknown if they still do so today.
awke0 TIL The Kingdom of Bhutan only has one international airport, located at 7,332 ft elevation in a deep valley surrounded by 18,000 ft mountains and only a select number of pilots are certified to land there, due to it being one of the most challenging airports in the world.
m1ro TIL that in 2009 a California police officer meant to use her taser on an unruly man in the back seat of her cruiser, but accidentally drew her gun. She shot the guy in the chest and killed him.
J9Gm TIL in 2012, then 17 year old, Stacey Irvine, was rushed to the hospital with difficulty breathing, anemia, and severe vitamin deficiencies. This was caused by her diet of only chicken nuggets and French fries.
e04dk TIL about Queen Isabella of Valois, who was married at 6-years-old and widowed at 11. She reportedly had a close platonic relationship with her husband Richard II and was heartbroken when he died, refusing attempts to force her to remarry as she was 'in mourning'.