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TIL of La Nueva Jerusalén, a community of fundamentalist catholic doomsday cultists that run a tiny Mexican town with fear. They ban members from having sex with exceptions, modern tech and are in conflict with the towns nonbelievers. In 2012, they gained notoriety for destroying a public school.

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R7m76 TIL in 2018 Switzerland made it illegal to boil crustaceans alive
1a9LD Today I learned that a Picasso was stolen from an art gallery in Melbourne, Australia by a group of people demanding more funding for the arts. The painting was stolen but the group were never found and no one was ever charged for the theft. The paining is now back on display.
nWkko TIL that it was originally planned to have four clip shows per season in “The Simpsons” in order to cut production costs.
LkAlV TIL that the middle finger is offensive because the finger represents a penis, and the curled fingers around it represent the testicles. By flipping someone off, you are offering them a phallic gesture.
5xdB TIL in Switzerland every male must attend military training and is required to keep his weapon afterwards, giving the country one of the highest gun ownership rate in the world.