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TIL Crucifixion is still legal in Sudan

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9DNB TIL of Samuel Whittemore, the oldest known colonial combatant in the American Revolutionary War. At the age of 78, after killing two British soldiers, Samuel was shot in the face, bayoneted numerous times, and left for dead in a pool of blood. Samuel lived another 18 years.
a0BZ TIL that the cost of a taxi permit in NYC is around $1,000,000
kOm95 TIL that veterinarians kill themselves at rates 2.5 to 3.5 times the general population, due in part to online trolling and threats from pet owners who blame them for the death of a pet, and easy access to lethal medicines
neaR9 TIL Journalists and Activists Cant Account to Where Half a Billion in Charitable Donations to Haiti Went
xVovg TIL about the Hedonic Treadmill - the tendency of a person to remain at a relatively stable level of happiness despite changes in fortune or the achievement of major goals. As a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness.