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TIL one of the most common modern forms of torture is mock execution

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5YZBR TIL that the first black woman to travel to space was Mae Jemison, who was a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 1992. She later appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", making her the first person to have been on Star Trek and in space IRL.
QJ5dp TIL Tina Majorino, who played Deb in Napoleon Dynamite, also played Enola, the little girl in Waterworld.
j6RGM TIL of the Stoned Ape Theory. The theory of how the consumption of psilocybin mushrooms led to a rapid increase of cognitive brain function, and ultimately the evolution from Homo erectus to Homo sapian.
ADEY4 TIL The University of Tennessee operates an Forensic Anthropology Center where bodies are buried and decomposition studied for science and law enforcement. AKA - The Body Farm
07oj TIL that during WW II the 603rd unit was designated as Camouflage Engineers. Many of the soldiers were recruited from arts schools and set designers. Their objective was not only to teach camouflage, but to deceive the enemy through the art of design. They became known as the Ghost Army