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TIL that the drug cocktail used for medically assisted death varies widely and has varying degrees of success in providing comfort- in one instance it took 108 hours to work.

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Oodd7 TIL Robert-François Damiens, after trying to assassinate the king, was sentenced to be executed by having his skin ripped with pliers, molten lead and sulfur being poured onto his ripped skin, then dismemberment by four horses. At hearing this, Damiens replied: “Well, it's going to be a tough day.”
PYorL TIL That despite the success of Power Rangers, the original actors were only paid $600/wk and did stunt work(pink ranger was almost electrocuted/set on fire)
grE9y TIL Hornussen is a indigenous Swiss sport. It's named after the "Hornuss" (Hornet) puck, which buzzes at speeds up to 300 km/h. First recorded in Bern 1625, in a complaint about the breaking of Sabbath. Two men were fined the sum of 20 francs for playing Hornussen on Sunday.
W7VaL TIL many dogs die around Easter and Christmas because they are given chocolate treats which are lethal due to the presence of theobromine and caffeine.
MeeV TIL 87 people drowned during the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth.