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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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j6L6R TIL That most female cheetahs go their entire lives without raising a single cub to maturity. The species is dependent on "supermoms" that are particularly adept at raising cubs. One such supermom, Eleanor, has mothered at least 10% of all adult cheetahs in the southern Serengeti.
95v6 TIL The “polo” shirt was invented by a French tennis player named René Lacoste in 1926. It was designed to be worn with the collar upturned or ‘popped’ to protect your neck from the sun.
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