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TIL about Thomas Grasso, a murderer who was executed in 1995. He requested 24 mussels, 24 clams, a cheeseburger, 6 ribs, 2 milkshakes, a pie, strawberries and a can of SpaghettiOs as a last meal. His last words were "I did not get my SpaghettiOs, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this."

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