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TIL the last use of the guillotine in France was 1977

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8elQV TIL that Humans are one of only two species conclusively proven to exhibit a homosexual orientation, though over 500 have been shown to exhibit homosexual behaviour. The other species is the Domestic Sheep.
VMBxk TIL that in 2013, Star Wars was dubbed in Navajo, making it the first major film to be dubbed in a Native American language
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