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TIL A vegan couple was sentenced to life in prison for the death of their 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.

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78LoX TIL: Comet Hyakutake had the longest tail of any comet known, stretching to 3.3 AU from the comet nucleus.
E1MJV TIL there are many more than just 8 blood types. There are about 33 known at the moment. In the future we may even have more!
gMZM7 TIL Despite the cold climate, bananas have been grown in Iceland since 1941.
KYYQ6 TIL in the 1896 Olympics, British cyclist Frederick keeping got into a controversy because he worked as a servant rather than being a gentleman. Back then, Olympics wanted amateur athletes, and gentlemen were considered true amateurs, so being paid was viewed negatively.
awW9A TIL about Potoooooooo, a popular racing horse that was formerly known as Potatoes, but was changed because the person who wrote his name on his corn bin misheard it as "Pot-8-Os".