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TIL sharks existed before trees

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rjLd TIL that a 2005 research by the University of Miami on lethal injections in the U.S. found that the post mortem blood concentration of anaesthetic (Sodium thiopental) in 43 out of 49 executed inmates were lower than that required for surgery. 21 inmates had concentrations consistent with awareness.
ADOZa TIL you could fit every planet in the solar system between the Earth and the Moon and still have room to spare.
jXJQ TIL 90% of Scotch whisky made in Scotland is exported.
QeXd TIL that it costs Russia about $200,000 a year to keep Lenin’s body preserved.
XEgDj TIL : Koro the phobia of losing one's penis is triggered by rumors of genital disappearance supposedly caused in China by female fox spirits, in Singapore and Thailand by mass poisoning, and in Africa by sorcery, usually in the context of socioeconomic or political tension.