Post * ep47g — Curious Curator

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TIL that Bhutan is so isolationist that they only have diplomatic relations with 54 UN states, which is 106 less states than North Korea's 160.

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oBe5A TIL: Hawaii has a law that prohibits any person from erecting, maintaining, or using a billboard or displaying any outdoor advertising device.

d8OPQ TIL David “Gypsy” Chain, a 24 year old environmental activist who protested against logging of redwood trees. He was killed by a falling tree intentionally chopped down by a logger. Despite evidence of the logger threatening to kill the protestors, the district attorney didn’t press any charges.

awaAb TIL the Roman Emperor Vespasian wanted to see the Dead Sea for himself. Once there, he ordered certain persons who were unable to swim to be flung into the deep water with their hands tied behind them. Naturally, they rose to the surface and and floated

NpmJ TIL a gay bar in Australia was granted an exemption to anti-discrimination laws in 2011, allowing it to ban women because they made the men uncomfortable. The Human Rights Commissioner supported the exemption.

yQxGa TIL The Serial Killer with the highest known kill-count will be released from jail next year because he showed authorities where he buried his victims.