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TIL: a Swedish man who received an artificial heart successfully dodged charges for tax evasion because he was considered legally to have died when his natural heart was removed.

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GYMMJ TIL the last person to ever be executed in Western Europe was killed by GUILLOTINE of all things. Hamida Djandoubi was beheaded in France in 1977.
KOjWR TIL cucumber is not only a fruit but also a type of squash, related to pumpkins.
woKP1 TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered.
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Y7Vod TIL that the first message sent from the beaches of Normandy on D-Day was sent in Comanche from Code Talker, Private First Class Larry Saupitty. His message was “Tsaakʉ nʉnnuwee. Atahtu nʉnnuwee,” which translates to: “We made a good landing. We landed in the wrong place.”