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TIL Texas no loner accepts last meal requests for death row inmates, after a murderer ordered a feast and refused to eat it in 2011.

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KYdeJ TIL that in the early 1900s, only 7% of Americans used toothpaste until Claude Hopkins marketing campaign to sell Pepsodent after which, the number of people who used toothpaste jumped up to 65%
pGMb TIL that there are more slaves today than ever before in history, despite it being illegal everywhere.
dDWGQ TIL in "Friday the 13th" (1980), the Camp Crystal Lake scenes were shot at a real camp in New Jersey, Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco. It’s still in operation today as a Boy Scout camp.
vPGv4 TIL about Pierre Billotte, commander of the Eure. He, along with his crew, defeated 13 tanks and two enemy guns in a single day. The Eure was hit 140 times by tank and weapons fire
a6Ko TIL A Woman Claiming A Wild Dingo Stole Her Child Was Convicted Of Murder And Sentenced To Life Imprisonment With Hard Labor. She Was Not Released Until A Piece Of Her Child’s Clothing Was Found In A Dingo Lair 3 Years Later.