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TIL that there is a cruise ship travelling the seas that is a actually residential community owned by its residents

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W7Noo TIL As a more humane form of execution Nevada tried to pump cyanide gas into Jon Gee's cell while he slept. The gas leaked out so in 1924 they built and used on him, the first gas chamber in the USA.
loO65 TIL heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt sued her mother and two surgeons in the 1930s for sterilising her during an appendectomy after declaring her a "moron", so that her mother could claim her inheritance if she died childless. She lost.
ADQrn TIL about jailhouse lawyers; prisoners who study law behind bars to help other inmates with any legal advice they may need. These inmates often can't get themselves out, but want to help others who can.
nwod TIL that with each degree of temperature rise, violence increases by up to 20%
9lbm TIL Robin Williams was sued in 1986 after transmitting herpes to a waitress while cheating on his wife