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TIL the Guillotine was still the official method of execution in France until the death penalty was abolished… in 1981.

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QavM TIL Ted Bundy, handling his own defense, asked a character witness to marry him during his trial in Florida. Due to an obscure state law, when she said “yes” on the stand their marriage was considered legal.
LvbP TIL 1 in every 6 couples that use condoms will become pregnant due to misuse. 1 in 50 will become pregnant due to product failure.
9wwl6 TIL that kookaburras are also known as laughing jackasses
ADJR4 TIL Before the British partitioned India, the spoken language of Urdu and Hindi was referred to collectively as “Hindustani”. When India became independent, Gandhi wanted to keep this Hindustani language. But later Urdu became official language of Pakistan, and Hindi, official language of India
9YlNB TIL Rugrats, Doug, and Ren & Stimpy all debuted on the same day (11 Aug 1991)