Submitted by Brainbus t3_z1f1x9
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Submitted by bringmeturtles t3_z0aycn
TIL North Korea has multiple political parties. As of the latest election in 2019, three parties (WPK, Korean Social Democratic Party, and Chondoist Chongu Party) and one organization (Chongryon) are represented in the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's unicameral parliament.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by blihk t3_z0cigz
Submitted by sturnus-vulgaris t3_yvi5jd
TIL of John R. Baylor the self-proclaimed 'governor' of Arizona who was a Confederate Colonel whose self-appointment was later approved by Jefferson Davis. Baylor gave orders to exterminate the indigenous Apache and when Davis got wind of it he rescinded the orders as well as Baylor's governorship.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by ChronosBlitz t3_yzl9zr
TIL that photographer Carol Highsmith donated tens of thousands of her photos to the Library of Congress, making them free for public use. Getty Images later claimed copyright on many of these photos, then accused her of copyright infringement by using one of her own photos on her own site.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by Lagavulin16_neat t3_z0f10c
TIL about a 16 year old art student who lost most of her fingers when she plunged her hands into a bucket of plaster until it set. The heat of the chemical reaction caused terrible burns when fellow students and teachers failed to remove the plaster with a hammer. The school was fined only £20,000.
theguardian.comSubmitted by Bloobeard2018 t3_z06ewa