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TIL war criminals convicted in the Hague don't actually serve their sentences there

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ne8XP TIL In South Korea repeated sex offenders are chemically castrated
pQ8b TIL Sorcery is illegal in Saudi Arabia. They even have an official “Anti-Witchcraft Unit” tasked with apprehending sorcerers and reversing the detrimental effects of their spells
69XB7 TIL the founder of the darknet's original Silk Road - who's serving a life sentence in prison - raised over $6 million in 2022 by issuing an NFT.
ob88 TIL of Don LaFontaine. The guy who famously does the “In a World…” voice overs and has done over 5,000 film trailers.