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TIL There was case in US where a person failed to die during electric chair execution and then his lawyers tried to argue that he was not dead but he had been executed and that it was cruel to go through a second time.

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epRBb TIL that a violent conflict (1974 to 1978) took place between two communities of chimpanzees in Tanzania. A large party of chimpanzees separated themselves from a once unified group and formed new group known as Kahama. During the four-year conflict, all males of Kahama community were killed.
oBxpW TIL Elijah Wood spoke of an organized child sex abuse in Hollywood (before the Weinstein and #MeToo incidents)
LQrpd TIL Terminal lucidity is an unexpected, brief period of clarity or energy in individuals who have been very ill or in a state of decline. It’s a phenomenon that has been observed in people with various terminal conditions.
oBR77 TIL Twitter's logo is comprised of circles.
EgVKX TIL about Matthias Schlitte who used his genetic disorder Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber Syndrome, an overgrowth of tissues and bones, to his advantage to be crowned arm wrestling world champion in the 70-kilogram class in 2022.