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TIL The Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals

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1jg8 TIL: More than two-thirds of the DNA-cleared homicide cases documented by the Innocence Project were caused by false confessions.
nWrAo TIL the use of beheading machines in Europe long predates such use during the French Revolution in 1792. An early example of the principle is found in the “High History of the Holy Grail”, dated to about 1210. Although the device is imaginary, its function is clear.
4XPVa TIL A six year old girl in the UK found a secret message inside a Christmas card "Please help us and notify human rights organisation." It was allegedly written by a prisoner working in a Chinese factory. Tesco (British supermarket) suspended production of cards at the factory.
5VeZ9 TIL Edd Kalehoff who composed and performed The Price Is Right theme is not officially credited for it and has lost millions in royalties from it over his life
lxg5 TIL Netflix uses up to 33% of total Internet bandwidth in US