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TIL the Napoleonic Code is the most widespread system of law in the world, in force in various forms in about 120 countries

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wLkpJ TIL That during an Asthma Attack; the disappearance of wheezing is often mistaken as a sign of improvement, however this actually know as “Silent Chest” and is in fact a sign that the attack is worsening.
wYr7 TIL-There are enough restaurants in New York City to eat out every night for 54 years and never visit the same place twice.
oZbo TIL only one US Soldier has been executed between the US Civil War and present day for the crime of desertion - Eddie Slovik, during WWII. Although 21,000 soldiers were tried for desertion during WWII, and 49 handed death sentences, only Slovik actually faced the firing squad.
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