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TIL China has the highest execution rate in the world, estimated to be in the thousands in 2019. Precise numbers are a "state secret".

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gMPd4 TIL that the Yoshiro Nakamatsu, inventor of the floppy disk, would routinely almost drown himself to push his brain and body to the limit in order to feed his inventiveness.
d4k7 TIL the Navy SEALs that killed bin laden got stealth series fleshlights as a ‘thank you’ from the company.
KOgbB TIL: Tears contain a natural pain killer. This could explain why we feel better after crying.
9Y9rM TIL that Frank Abignale, who was a master conman and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If you Can (played by Leonardo di Caprio), once collected money by putting an out-of-service sign over a collection box. He was surprised that it worked, stating later, "How can a drop box be out of service?"
Da5Y TIL One picture exists of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe together. The Secret Service prohibited pics of the two from being taken due to fears of the affair. The photo was drying when the Secret Service confiscated every picture Stoughton took of them. He kept it a secret for Jackie Kennedy.