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TIL that the head executioner of New York State was euphemistically called the "State Electrician", in reference to the electric chair

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7K6x TIL in Western dress code, “semi-formal” is technically synonymous with “black tie” (tuxedos and evening gowns). True “formal” dress is known as “white tie,” and consists of tailcoats for men and ball gowns for women.
rJyo TIL that if you replaced the sun with a ball of gerbils of equal mass, the Earth would fry because they generate more heat energy than the sun per equivalent amount of mass
eDAJ TIL that an award winning middle schoolers science project showed that on average 70% of the time ice from fast food restraunts is dirtier than toilet water
QwdM TIL Hitler once asked 18 year old figure skater and future actress Vera Ralston “would you like to skate for the swastika”, to which she replied “I’d rather skate ON the swastika”
WkpBo TIL Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gifted US President John F Kennedy a dog called Pushinka during the cold war. She later on had puppies; which Kennedy referred to as "the pupniks".