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TIL Pain tolerance is reduced by sleep deprivation.

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4XKnR TIL In Florida, executions are carried out by a private citizen who is paid $150 per execution.
VBBbQ TIL one of the first uses of biological agents for murder was in Calcutta, 1933, when Benoyendra Pandey secretly injected Plague into his brother on a train station over a property dispute. He had a previously failed attempt using Tetanus laced spectacles
4peo TIL Wednesdays are the most common day of the week for suicides in the US.
6EZAw TIL Charles de Gaulle was promoted to a 2 star General in 1940 and never chose to promote himself. During crises President de Gaulle would don his old military uniform which would result in a 2 star general giving orders to 5 star generals.
p8Yob TIL that trees go through a process similar to hibernation called dormancy, and that is what keeps them alive during the winter.