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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.

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4XVr6 TIL that Lego bricks from 1958 still interlock with those made in the current time. Each Lego piece must be manufactured to an exacting degree of precision. When two pieces are engaged they must fit firmly, yet be easily disassembled.
oBLXK TIL Students in Finland have coveralls to wear to parties
mx8wR TIL the flag of Hawaii has the Union Jack in it, despite never being part of the British Empire. It was put there by King Kamehameha as a symbol of friendship after being presented the British flag by Captain George Vancouver
m1VKR TIL William Thornton, a doctor and the architect who designed the US Capitol Building, was summoned to George Washington's home to treat his illness, arriving after his death. Thornton devised a plan to resurrect his corpse by inflating air into his lungs and transfusing lamb's blood into his body.
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