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TIL Treason is not only a federal crime in the USA. Just over half of the states have their own treason laws. Of only 30 individuals who have ever been convicted of treason in the USA, 0 federal convictions ended with execution, while 5 of the 6 successful state convictions ended in execution.

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nW9RY TIL That the one of the only Vice Presidents to resign was Spiro Agnew, who was VP under Richard Nixon, the only President to resign.
kXjg TIL that in 1355, two Oxford Students started a two day riot that killed over 90 people over the quality of wine at a local tavern.
1a0EV TIL there are wasps feeding on tarantulas, and they lay their eggs in them to feed on the tarantula while it's still alive
loDgB TIL that the average man shouldn't have more than 36g of added sugar and the average woman shouldn't have more than 25g per day. To put that into perspective a can of soda has 40g of sugar in it.
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