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TIL: The last official use of a Guillotine was in 1977

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X0YvP TIL about the Skoptsy, an 18th century Russian Christian sect. They were best known for practicing castration/mastectomies/FGM in accordance with their teachings against lust. The belief originated in a mistranslation of a biblical command as “castrate yourselves” rather than “be fruitful”.
DQdwj TIL about a freediver called Herbert Nitsch which has dived to a depth of 214 meters , gaining the title of ''the deepest man on earth''.
4ejX TIL Burt’s Bees is owned by Clorox
7aDx TIL Olympic athletes may participate independently, without an associated country (they fly the Olympic flag)
m1nnp TIL that Before his record setting Hall of Fame career as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry flew 30 combat missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress co-pilot