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TIL that the last execution by electric chair in the United States before Furman v. Georgia was done to James D. French whose last words before his death were “How’s this for your headline? ‘French Fries’”.

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OGkog TIL no one has ever been charged with the Tylenol murders which led to tamper-proof packaging
BrP1x TIL that when Princess Diana died in 1997, the funeral's broadcast attracted an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide. Which makes it one of the biggest televised event in history.
a896L TIL of Frigg Fjord, the northernmost settlement in human history. In northern Greenland, it is 544km (338mi) farther north than Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Inhabited even in winter approximately 2400 years ago, inhabitants would have spent 139 straight days with the sun below the horizon.
YYLx TIL nutrient laden sand from the Sahara desert travels more than 3,000 miles to fertilize soil in the Amazon. It is one of the leading reasons for the extreme biodiversity of the region.
X86j TIL “fika” is a concept in Swedish culture that means “to have coffee, cake and a chit-chat”. It’s a big part of the culture and most companies have two daily fika breaks at 9am and at 3pm.