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TIL, The last reported execution for sorcery in Saudi Arabia took place…..in June 2012

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v1g0K TIL a regular cup of coffee (12oz) actually has more caffeine in it than a regular shot of espresso (2oz). People tend to think of espresso as the energy drink due to consumption time: people sip on coffee but treat espresso as a shot.
Yn4G TIL A Frenchwoman, Jeanne de Clisson, became a pirate in the 1300’s for revenge after her husband was beheaded. Selling her lands to buy 3 ships, they were painted black with red sails. Hunting French ships, when she caught nobles, she personally beheaded them with an axe.
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LQyOr TIL Cormac McCarthy was a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship Grant (colloquially referred to as the 'genius' grant) in 1981 and used the money to write Blood Meridian.
Eg1WW TIL: General Santa Anna, of Alamo fame, is credited with helping introduce chewing gum to the United States by trying to sell tree sap to tire makers.