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TIL that in Japan when a death order has been issued, the condemned prisoner is informed in the morning of his/her execution.

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PaeZ TIL There is a natural neuron in your brain that mimics the actions of people around you, like walking the same way and speed of a friend.
eJxb TIL it is legal to drive cars while being barefoot in all 50 states.
oRkm8 TIL of Agongointo-Zoungoudo. Rediscovered in 1998 in Benin, West Africa - this town of approx 50 bunkers was built 32 feet below ground level in the late 16th Century. King Dakodonou is thought to have commissioned the town to protect his kingdom in the event of an attack.
6E7wZ TIL Doctors based in Spain were surprised to find an infant had developed scurvy after consuming a diet almost entirely of plant-based formula. Medical tests revealed widespread bone degeneration, multiple fractures, low calcium and other problems. Scurvy is caused by a deficiency in vitamin C.
yYpw TIL People in the final stages of hypothermia engage in “paradoxical undressing” because, as they lose rationality and their nerves are damaged, they feel incredibly, irrationally hot. They strip off their clothes to cool themselves down as they are freezing to death.