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TIL Ancient Rome was the first jurisdiction where euthanasia was allowed. Citizens could apply to the Senate and get free poison.

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5Yo1B TIL in 1997 the IBM supercomputer “Big Blue” was able to beat Garry Kasparov, the world champion of chess, at his own game in a best two out of three match. This marked the first time in history that artificial intelligence was actually catching up to humans.
75bx TIL a single Viking is said to have killed 40 Saxons at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, temporarily halting the advance of the entire Saxon army
4kd9a TIL about the Paria diving tragedy, where five divers were sucked into an underwater oil pipeline. Only one of the men made it out alive, but no rescue attempts were made to save the other four divers who were still alive. They tragically died inside the pipe.
l767V TIL attempted suicide was illegal in Britain in the late 19th century. The sentence? Hanging.
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