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TIL the state of Texas keeps a database of over 500 executed inmate's last words going back to the 1980's

Read more tdcj.texas.gov

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gMg9y TIL Hedgehogs will rub a saliva-substance mixture (such as feces) on themselves in a process called Self Anointing. It's commonly thought this is to either absorb toxins for immunity or to deter predators through scent camouflage.
Lklnr TIL In France in 1789 50% of the French people did not speak French at all, and only 12 to 13% spoke it 'fairly'
oRrW7 TIL the State of Kansas has 105 counties. One is named after a woman. Barton County, Kansas is named for U.S. Red Cross legend Clara Barton.
ADZBn TIL that in 2010 a couple purchased the town of 'Wauconda', in Washington, for just $360,000. It came with a café, a gas station, a post office, a four-bedroom house and their own zip code.
v1R0K TIL Easter Sunday will coincide with April Fools' day in 2018 for the first time since 1956