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Today I Learned that the Vibrator was the 5th domestic appliance to be electrified, after the sewing machine, tea kettle, fan, and toaster.

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v1Avr TIL of Francis Crowley, whose crime spree lasted nearly three months, ending in a two-hour shootout. In prison he was known to stuff his uniform down the toilet, set fire to his bed, and craft homemade weapons. He was executed in the electric chair, at the age of 19.
X0MVD TIL that Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg collaborated in founding the Breakthrough Starshot program, which aims to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of interstellar probes capable of reaching Alpha Centauri.
VBk7G TIL In 2022, Thailand's health minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that the government will distribute one million free cannabis plants to households across the country.
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