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TIL In Florida, executions are carried out by a private citizen who is paid $150 per execution.

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oBmKo TIL Bhutan, Wales, and Malta are the only countries the world whose flags have dragons on them.
nWBwr TIL the mayor of High Wycombe, England, since the 17th century must be weighed before and after their term to see if they gained weight from corruption. If they do, they are publicly booed.
GjD5 TIL of Mark Felt; the Watergate scandal whistleblower known as “Deep Throat.” As deputy director, he was the second highest ranking official in the entire FBI at the time he was leaking critical information which led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.
gDJA TIL the Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. The institution is teaching since 1096.
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