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TIL that a school had to be shut down after some 6th graders sprayed too much Axe which lead to several kids being hospitalised for it.

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GBoJ TIL that Belarus is the last country in Europe that still uses the death penalty. The convicts are shot in the back of the head with a silenced PB-9 pistol. The whole procedure, starting with the announcement about denied appeals and ending with the gunshot, lasts no longer than two minutes.
epawJ [TIL] Prior to December 22nd 1942, US Citizens pledged allegiance to the flag using the stiff armed Roman salute made infamous by Nazi Germany.
e0GBL TIL Chadwick Boseman Took A Pay Cut To Get '21 Bridges' Costar Sienna Miller Paid Her Worth.
EgYr0 TIL The 1st woman to win a Nobel prize in Medicine was Czech born Gerty Cori. Without much formal education, she took 8 years of Latin, 5 years of chemistry and 5 years of math IN ONE YEAR. She is the 1st woman without the last name Curie to win a Nobel Prize.
Wad9 TIL the Futurama writing staff held three Ph.D.s, seven masters degrees, and cumulatively had more than 50 years at Harvard University.