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TIL the longest time served in prison by someone who was later exonerated was 48 years

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QNGVE TIL that a teenager in Manchester, suffering from depression, created multiple fake online identities to persuade his best friend to attempt to murder him. Following his survival of the attack, he became the first person in UK history to face charges for inciting their own murder.
b9kPN TIL that there exist fungus that can digest gamma rays using melanin, the protein found in our skin, and turn it into energy.
47aJ TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.
xaD TIL The US has as many veterans as Australia has people
OoMa4 TIL that your brain alone accounts for 20-25% of your daily metabolic rate/oxygen consumption due to how large it is