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TIL that Japanese prisoners who are on death row are informed on the morning of their execution.their relatives, lawyer are told afterwards.

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VBKEG TIL the Romans banned wearing pants in 397 AD, with the threat of exile for life for anyone caught wearing pants in public
ejgE TIL that during the filming of Jurassic Park, Dr. Ian Malcolm distracting the dinosaur with a flare was included at Jeff Goldblum’s suggestion, as he felt a heroic action was better than going by the original script, where like Gennaro, Malcolm would get scared and run away.
loRg7 TIL Mike Tyson once walked in on Brad Pitt sleeping with his wife. (Tyson and his wife were filing for divorce at the time, but apparently Pitt looked up and said "dude, don't strike me!").
VMXZm TIL that the "Delivery Fees" charged by chain pizza places (Papa Johns and Dominos) are assumed by most people to be a gratuity to the delivery person, but they are not. Delivery drivers never see a dime of it.
6944Z TIL That Whistleblowers can make huge amounts of money from the SEC, if they voluntarily provide original, timely and credible information