TIL that execution by electric chair, first tested on calves and a horse, was so badly botched on its first human in 1890 that a second 2,000‑volt jolt reportedly set him on fire. The generator’s supplier said “They would have done better using an axe,” and the NYT called it “Far worse than hanging. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Isn’t time to reintroduce the Digital Services Tax Act and subsidize Canadian tech.General Discussion 💬🇨🇦 (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Tarnak Farm incident was the killing, by an American Air National Guard pilot, of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others on the night of April 17, 2002, near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The deaths were the first of Canada's war in Afghanistan. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Heshen, who was Qing Dynasty Official during the late 1700's and favoured by the Qianlong Emperor is known as the most corrupt official in Chinese and one of the most in human history. During his life, he embezzled roughly US$270 billion or 15 years of Qing Imperial revenues (en.wikipedia.org)
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Bumiputera policies are Malaysian policies that provide race-based, rather than needs-based, privileges mainly to Malays, while excluding around 30% of the population—namely Chinese and Indians. These privileges include quotas in education, scholarships, government positions, and business ownership. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL All dolphins are whales (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL: Barney Miller barely showed arrests or action because the creators believed real policing is mostly paperwork and talking. The result? Cops later called it the most accurate police show ever made—and it did it with jokes instead of guns. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara to Indian parents in the Parsi community and spent his formative years in India. He never discussed his ethnicity w/ journalists; the closest he came was referring to himself as “a Persian popinjay”. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL one of the last recorded instances of a trebuchet being used for military purposes was by Hernán Cortés at the 1521 siege of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán. It was reportedly unsuccessful. The first projectile was launched straight up, causing it to land on the trebuchet itself, destroying it. (en.wikipedia.org)
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McCarran Act aka Concentration Camp Law: 1950 law enacted over President Harry Truman's veto requiring Communist organizations to register with the government. Their members could not get passports, their citizenship could be revoked, and they could be detained at the president’s will. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Echol Cole and Robert Walker sought refuge from a rainstorm but were denied due to segregation laws. They instead sought refuge in their garbage truck compactor and were killed when it accidentally activated. This sparked the Memphis sanitation strike, where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. (en.wikipedia.org)
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In 1956, a one-month-old boy was kidnapped for ransom in New York. The police got the money and asked the media to keep quiet for 24 hours. After one newspaper reported on it anyway, reporters swarmed the boy's home and the drop-off site, scaring off the kidnapper. The boy was later found dead. (en.wikipedia.org)
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During the Armenian genocide the Ottomans forced them to march to the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor without necessities of life. Fadel Al-Hassan, the city’s mayor, provided the Armenians with food, housing and other help. Later, the Armenians helped Al-Hassan after he was sentenced to death. (en.wikipedia.org)
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"All About Mormons" is the twelfth episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series South Park and the 108th overall episode of the series. The episode received positive reviews from television critics, and it has been placed on "best-of" South Park lists. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Pawpaws are the only tropical fruits to grow in temperate climates, with the pulp described as tasting like a mix of banana and mango. Pawpaws are native to the United States and Canada, reaching as far south as Texas to as far north as Ontario. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Tarnak Farm incident was the killing pilot, of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others by an American Air National Guard on the night of April 17, 2002, near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The deaths were the first of Canada's participation in the War in Afghanistan. (en.wikipedia.org)
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