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TIL Videogame Postal 2 is banned in New Zealand. Possession, distribution or even buying it for personal use is a criminal offense, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $50,000.

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dDKyd TIL there's an Irish Pub at base camp Mt. Everest that's dubbed the "highest and most remote Irish pub in the world"
16x5r TIL that the world’s first entirely 3D-printed neighborhood is currently being built in Mexico, providing affordable housing solutions for families living on $3 a day.
MEym TIL the homeless person, Kenni Nickel, from the viral video “How Does A Homeless Man Spend $100?” is dead. The youtuber behind the video, “Josh Paler Lin”, raised close to $150k on “indiegogo.com”, stating it was for Nickel, before he died. According to Nickel’s family he never received the money.
VBgOG TIL that the incubation period for rabies can be up to 7 years after exposure.
9YWQQ TIL of Hatshepsut, the first female ruler of ancient Egypt who acted as a full pharaoh. In art, she had herself depicted as a male ruler; she wore a false beard, had her breasts reduced and deemphasized, and her shoulders portrayed as broad and manly. She brought Egypt into a period of prosperity.