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

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QNXGE TIL the U.S. General Services Administration announced in 2023 that up to 6 lighthouses would be given away to entities willing to maintain and preserve them and make them available to the public. The lighthouses were no longer needed due to modern technology such as GPS.
LkYW9 TIL Canadians say “sorry” so much that a law was passed in 2009 declaring that an apology can’t be used as evidence of admission to guilt.
jRrQ TIL the World’s Smallest Guitar is the Size of a Red Blood Cell.
5YQL8 TIL the only book Stephen King has let go out of print is Rage, in which a kid shoots his teacher and holds his class hostage. While he doesn't think books, movies, or video games cause violence, he does think they could act as an outlet to commit violence through, and should be more responsible.
AND1w TIL James Cameron was refused permission by the Picasso Estate to use Les Demoiselles d’Avignon but he used it anyways. Its depiction in Titanic suggested the painting sank to the bottom of the ocean did not please the Picasso estate