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TIL when somebody is executed by the state, the cause of death on their death certificate is listed as homicide

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5r8p TIL An artist carved a black violin (Blackbird) from his grandfather’s headstone (diabase), and used mammoth ivory for the bridge, gold leaf for the interior, Harjedalan (black) rock for the back plate, and ebony for the rest. It took him 2 years to make and weighs 2 kilograms.
9Y6Rm TIL about Patrick Vincent Coleman, train dispatcher who died saving hundreds of lives during the Halifax Explosion. His final message: "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys."
a8klN TIL: A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. Venus also rotates in the opposite direction (retrograde) compared to most other planets.
4k85b TIL that one of the most popular stars of the silent film era in Hollywood was a Japanese man named Sessue Hayakawa. His “broodingly handsome good looks” made him a “heartthrob for American women”.
XEQQj TIL Chinese Americans make up only 1.3% of the population of the United States.