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TIL Ruth Snyder was executed by electric chair on January 12, 1928. She was secretly photographed mid-execution, which became the first photo of an execution by electric chair printed in media.

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R7909 TIL Lawn darts are also banned in the USA in 1988 as they sent 6,000 people (81% were 15 or younger) to the ER in eight years. In Canada, lawn darts resulted in at least 55 serious injuries, so they were banned for sale in July 1989. The sale of second-hand lawn darts is also illegal.
A7Q4 TIL Presidential Memo’s suggest FDR did lure Japan into attacking the USA
Y7elG TIL in Japan they used to keep time so that there was always 6 hours of night and 6 hours of day, so an “hour” changed length in winter and summer
jkNQ TIL the average meat eater will personally consume 7,000 animals in a lifetime
9wDn6 TIL There are over 13,000 bird strikes annually in the US alone