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TIL That At Least 29 Canadians Were Awarded The Medal of Honor For Serving in the American Civil War

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l76KB TIL as of late 2011 Texas no longer provides executed felons a last meal. The tradition had existed for almost a century, but after a high profile incident where a murderer refused to eat anything the state legislature passed a law to end the practice entirely. Most states instead have a price cap.
51k8 TIL that a string of typographical symbols (such as “@#$%&!”) used to represent an obscenity or swearword is called a “grawlix”
JYL11 TIL that the electric chair is still a method that can be used for death row inmates in Tennessee. Inmates can decide on their own method of execution in the state. Some opt for the electric chair due to their fears of lethal injections.
Oo1e6 TIL that the British band The Zombies split before their song "Time of the Season" became a hit in the U.S. in 1969, so a promoter put together two bands and sent them on tour as The Zombies. One of the fake Zombies included Frank Beard and Dusty Hill, who later became two-thirds of ZZ Top.
9LK7 TIL Douglas Adams is one of only two people outside the original Monty Python members to get a writing credit on their BBC series. He co-wrote a sketch called “Patient Abuse” during the fourth and final season.