Today I Learned: A Collection of Facts We Didn’t Know We Needed to Know

You may have heard of Philip Workman, a man who was executed in Tennessee in 2007 because he was convicted of the murder of a police officer in a 1982 robbery. While some doubts have arisen regarding Workman’s innocence, his death sentence remained. One thing we do know for sure is that his final meal request was not accepted by the prison.

Workman requested pizza as his last meal, but his request was unique. He wanted that pizza to be given to any homeless person located near the prison. Officers refused to complete this request, stating that they didn’t “donate to charity.” The public was generally horrified when they learned about this story, so they donated pizzas to local homeless shelters in Workman’s honor.