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TIL A female executor may be referred to as an executrix

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OoO6Y TIL having shot a man in the head, Andrew Lyons's lawyer argued for manslaughter. The victim died when a surgeon transplanted the heart from the brain-dead victim: Andrew's bullet wasn't fatal. Following the case California issued a law allowing surgeons to transplant organs from brain-dead patients
klvg TIL in 1957 five US military personnel agreed to stand directly under a nuclear detonation
GAAVN TIL cup holders weren't built in cars until 1983
vP5D8 TIL John Cena holds the record for granting 650+ wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Ep1x TIL New York has an official militia called the New York Guard. Anyone 18-62 can join and basic training lasts 1 week. If you’re in it, you don’t have to pay tolls in New York.