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TIL that in Idaho, starting July 2026, The default method of execution will be firing squad

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LQw4p TIL: Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, and several other children's mystery books all had the same publisher, Stratemeyer Syndicate, and were all largely authored pseudonymously.
M7EGm TIL that one man, Thomas Nast, created the modern illustration of Uncle Sam, the symbol for both major political parties, and the modern image of Santa Claus. He also helped popularize the dollar sign as a symbol of greed and corruption in his political cartoons.
epZlJ TIL that in 1958, the U.S. accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on a South Carolina family's backyard. While it wasn’t armed with a nuclear warhead, the conventional explosives detonated, leaving a large crater and damaging the house. Amazingly, no one was killed in what became known as the Mars
loD4N TIL that Pete Townshend, lead guitarist for The Who, destroyed 37 guitars in 1967 alone.
GGpQ TIL that a tick bite can cause a lifetime allergy to red meat. The Lone Star tick injects a type of sugar found in red meat into the blood, and causes antibodies to be made that cause an allergic reaction when the person later ingests meat with the sugar.