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TIL there is a difference between shock and electrocution which is short for electric execution. An electrocution results in death. While people survive getting shocked, they may struggle for the rest of their lives with burn scars, seizures, chronic pain, severe headaches, nerve damage, paralyzed

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GYRdE TIL that the longest filibuster in history was conducted by Strom Thurmond at over 24 hours, in an attempt to stop a bill that would give the constitutional rights to millions of African Americans. After he died, it came out that he had secretly had a black daughter.
69ypW TIL that former managing director of the Guinness Breweries, Hugh Beaver, created the concept of the Guinness Book of Records, after being involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe
1akAr TIL The Sbarro Family had great timing, selling their chain restaurant to a private equity firm in 2007, cashing out right before the recession and before the company had to declare bankruptcy... twice.
OpJL TIL the record for longest consecutive prison sentence ending with the prisoners release is 68 years. Paul Geidel was convicted of 2nd degree murder at the age of 17 and was released at the age of 86.
e01l5 TIL of the Pazzi conspiracy, an attempt by the Pazzi family to assassinate Lorenzo de Medici and his brother Giuliano and displace the Medici family as the rulers of renaissance era Florence. Lorenzo survived the plot and the way he dealt with it led to greater public support for the Medici regime.