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TIL it is illegal to not stand up for the national anthem in Thailand

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m1JQO TIL 1 in 5 people in shock will die due to it.
9YgPQ TIL up until 1991 there was a dedicated position in the British Armed Forces called 'The Keeper of the Apes'. Their job was solely to care for the monkeys of Gibraltar. The military even had a budget for ape-related expenses. Any sick or injured monkey was cared for in British hospitals.
vPYV4 TIL that space has a smell. Astronauts often describe it as smelling like walnuts, brake pads, gunpowder and burnt meat.
1Ka7 TIL: In 1917, The U.S. government sued Clark Stanley for $20 when they found out that the snake oil he was selling did not contain any oil extracted from actual snakes.
kOMxm TIL the disco song “freak out”, was originally titled “Fuck Off”