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TIL that part of the reason public executions were seen as ineffective in deterring crime was because it was common for pickpocketers to take advantage of the giant crowds of people watching the execution and steal from them.

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QJZvE TIL that people think of Vikings as big brutes but most were small because of malnutrition and when they would attack they would use their speed not their strength.
PYdbG TIL: Motorists using a phone while driving will receive 6 points on their licence and a £200 fine.
1aj7r TIL about the Seal of Solomon, a signet ring attributed to King Solomon in medieval Arabic tradition. It is the predecessor of the Star of David, and gave Solomon the power to command demons, jinn (genies) and spirits, or to speak with animals.
rNW9W TIL Edward Dando once ate 300 oysters with a loaf and a half of bread and butter in one sitting
epjj6 TIL a former TX Justice of the Peace, Eric Williams is currently on death row, convicted in the 2013 deaths of the Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney and his wife. They were killed in a home invasion-type assault on their property. He was charged in a 3rd death of a criminal justice official