The Republic of Molossia is a micronation founded by Kevin Baugh and headquartered near Dayton, Nevada.
It consists of Baugh's house (known as Government House), backyard and front garden, as well as two other properties in Southern California and Pennsylvania. It comprises a total area of 5.8 hectares. Originally established as a childhood project in 1977, Molossia subsequently evolved into a territorial entity in the late 1990s.

The smallest republic in the world has 6 inhabitants: Kevin Baugh, his 2 sons and three dogs.
You need a passport to visit it, Molossia has its own postal service and its own currency (made from poker chips). And that’s pretty much all there is to know or to see… ))

 

 

A quick note about Ig Nobel Prizes for those who have no idea what it is: The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think".

The Public Health prize went to Elena Bodnar of Hinsdale, Illinois and colleagues who designed and patented a bra that can be quickly converted into a pair of gas masks, one for the brassiere wearer and one to be given to some needy bystander.
Funny idea, but imagine you suddenly need to use the bra/gas mask while walking on the street because of some disaster… then imagine all the women taking off their bras at the same time, that would be something to remember…