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TIL 1977 was the year of the last execution by guillotine --Hamida Djandoub in France

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l0rN TIL that wallabies (similar to kangaroos), have been known to eat opium flowers at (legal) Australian crops, then proceed to jump around, stoned, and make crop circles.
6EygJ TIL Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the oceans at up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and upwards of 200 tons (181 metric tons). Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant.
W79RA TIL that the first chemotherapy drugs were chemical weapons related to mustard gas. Scientists noticed that mustard gas victims had reduced blood production, and speculated that injecting the chemical intravenously might also reduce cancer cell growth.
nWlEB TIL Measured by its longevity and popularity, the Cessna 172 is the most successful aircraft in history. First produced in 1956, more than 44,000 had been made as of 2015. It holds the world record for the longest manned non-stop flight of 65 days, set in 1959.
xvAo TIL the University of Oregon plagiarized the section on plagiarism in its student handbook from the section on plagiarism in Stanford’s teaching handbook.