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TIL that a man served 31 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, and the state compensated him only $75.

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DQoPv TIL Belgian authorities destroyed over 2,300 cans of an American beer branded as ‘The Champagne of Beers’ because the beer’s slogan was considered a misuse of the term “Champagne”, which is legally protected and reserved exclusively for the sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France.
GA9j5 TIL for the 2002 DVD release of “E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial,” some changes were done to the original film. Director Steven Spielberg replaced the agents’ weapons with walkie-talkies, and the word “terr0rist” was replaced with “hippie”. This led to many saying that Spielberg “sanitized” the film.
R5WKj TIL Hershey's miniatures were originally made up of the Hershey bar, Krackel, Mr. Goodbar, Bitter-Sweet (now Special Dark), and Nougat-Almond which came in a blue wrapper. Nougat-Almond was removed during WWII due to rationing.
b6y67 TIL I have ACHOO Syndrome. Characterized by uncontrollable sneezing in response to the sudden exposure to bright light, typically intense sunlight
QNkw9 TiL that the Nazis trained and sent two teams of saboteurs to America. They were terrible, got caught on day 1 and only two escaped execution. One of the leaders rang the FBI and demanded to meet Hoover so he could surrender.