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TIL that in 2007 an execution by lethal injection took so long that the condemend was given a bathroom break.

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78gxL TIL of Jacco Macacco, a ~5kg ape of unknown species, who, after attacking his sailor-mates over some milk, went on to become Britain's most famous pit-fighting monkey, defeating 14 dogs in a row. His gory death, in his fight with the famous bitch Puss, led MPs introduce animal cruelty legislation
X0gZj TIL that Jean Baptiste Lully, a famous composer, died from gangrene after striking his own foot with a conducting staff
Bgy5K TIL evidence shows that quantum tunneling particles may move faster than the speed of light
e0Z9k TIL Dr. Suess was a political cartoonist, wrote a series of books on boners (NOT what you're thinking), made weird taxidermy sculptures out of assorted dead animal parts and had a collection of "Midnight Paintings" he didn't allow to be released until after his death.
VONp TIL that 34% of all alcohol sold at liquor stores in the entire country of Estonia is bought by people from Finland. Also roughly 2% of the Finnish population visits Estonia up to 3 times a month to buy alcohol.