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

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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.
v1kZ4 TIL In 1974, Toeless NFL Kicker Tom Dempsey Set A 43-Year Field Goal Record With 2 Seconds Left In The Game, Leading The Saints To A 19-17 Walk-Off Win
xZp7 TIL in 2002 Iraq submitted a full 11,800 page report to the UN security council stating they had no WMDs, 8000 pages of which were secretly removed by US officials - the fact the report was incomplete was later used to justify the invasion of Iraq
yV8yJ TIL that the North Korean animation studio SEK has been involved in animating several western movies and TV shows, including The Simpsons Movie, several episodes of Futurama, and the Season 3 Premiere of Avatar: The Last Airbender
oRrK TIL there was 5 different species of human living on the planet as recently as 30000 years ago