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TIL Saint Drogo is the patron saint of unattractive people and mentally ill people

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ADkXl TIL the Bronx Zoo put a Congolese man on display in the monkey cage in 1906
0wpLy TIL that every tourist to the Kingdom of Bhutan must pay a daily fee of USD$250. This tax is to discourage large tour groups of "low-quality high impact tourists" that may damage Bhutan's fragile and unspoiled environment.
0dxEA TIL of the Jasper Fire (2000) in South Dakota. The largest fire in the state’s history (83,508 acres), was caused by a woman who dropped her match upon lighting a post-piss cigarette
yZY8 TIL Universe may have been created from a collapsing 4d Death Star, instead of a Big Bang. According to this, our 3D universe is merely a membrane floating through a 4D “bulk universe
4XprR TIL California's economy is now the 5th-biggest in the world, and has overtaken the UK, India & France