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TIL the last hanging in the US was in Delaware in 1996

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Zp6wQ TIL that philosopher Peter Wessel Zapffe believed that human consciousness is an evolutionary overextension, unnecessary for survival. He believed that humans developed four common coping mechanisms to dull our self-reflection and soothe our anxiety regarding our mortality.
kO4WE TIL of Kevin Peter Hall, the actor who played the Predator (1987), who was in a near fatal car accident in 1990. While receiving a blood transfusion at the hospital, he contracted AIDS and died less than a year later.
e7yL TIL that in 2004, Georgia fired its entire traffic police force of 18,000 - and now has lower corruption rates than the US
m15MO TIL George Foreman named five of his kids George, as it would be easier for him to remember. “If you’re going to get hit as many times as I’ve been hit by Mohammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield – you’re not going to remember many names.”
5XRk TIL a 2010 episode of the Saturday morning Batman cartoon was censored because, during a musical number, Catwoman, Black Canary and Huntress mocked the sexual prowess of their male counterparts…including Aquaman’s “little fish.”