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TIL inmate executions take so long that nearly a quarter of inmates on death row in the U.S. die of natural causes while awaiting execution.

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J4m4 TIL that the co-writer for “Batman V Superman”,David Goyer, admitted that ‘Batman Vs. Superman is where you go when you admit to yourself that you’ve exhausted all possibilities’
ANY8n TIL that Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is a credited songwriter for "Smelly Cat" from the show Friends.
GA5m4 TIL the biggest lottery scam in US history was done by Eddie Tipton, head of the Multi-State Lottery Association's IT security. He felt underappeciated & overworked, so he wrote code that narrowed his odds from 5 million to 1 to 200 to 1. He won drawings in five states worth $24m before his arrest.
J16jv TIL Marie Antoinette never actually said “Let them eat cake”. Instead, the expression was coined by either Jean-Jacques Rousseau or Maria Theresa. Also, in French, the expression is qu'ils mangent de la brioche which literally translates to “let them eat an egg-based bread”
xRJ7 TIL: The Salem Witch Trials were probably caused by everyone being high on hallucinogenic mold…