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TIL that no criminal named "chad" has ever been executed by hanging

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e0DjJ TIL of Walter Summerford, who was struck by lightning in 1918, 1924, and 1930- each of those incidents separated by six years. He died in 1932, but in 1936 (six years after the last strike) lightning hit his gravestone one last time.
XErDR TIL that thanks to new DNA technology and better evacuation tactics, there have been zero "unknown" soldiers from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In World War II there were 8,526.
D16RV TIL that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was within months of completing a several mile section of expressway only to cancel the project. Bridges were built, guardrails installed, and funding dried up. They seeded the right of way to prevent erosion and allowed farm animals to graze.
91Pp TIL when band Bloodhound Gang was trying to find a model for cover art for their album, Hefty Fine, they asked models to send in a picture and a bio. Carlin Langley sent in a photograph of himself performing fellatio on another man. The band was impressed by Langley’s sense of humor and hired him.
QNXB6 TIL the Turkish national sport is oil wrestling where men cover themselves in olive oil and then wrestle. It is also allowed to slip your hand into other wrestler shorts.