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TIL approximately 7% of lethal injection executions are botched in the United States.

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XEB6D TIL that former US President Richard Nixon was on the cover of Time magazine 55 times, the most of any individual.
vQQx TIL in 1997, Sir Patrick Stewart put on and starred in a “photo negative” production of Othello. He starred as a white Othello opposite a black cast. It was the first time this concept was used.
6V98 TIL In 1991 an experiment was carried out involving 5,000 people and one game of Pong, which demonstrated the potential power of the hive mind.
0orL TIL The Larvae of the Planthopper bug is the first living thing discovered to have evolved mechanical gears. They’re located in its legs and enable it to jump at an acceleration of 400Gs in 2ms.
R5lp6 TIL Iqbal Masih was a child laborer in Pakistan who escaped twice and became an advocate against the practice before being assassinated at the age of 12.