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

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kJw0E TIL that Milton Hershey was booked on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, but had a change of plans for business reasons and, instead, traveled on the German liner Amerika, which had an earlier departure date.
7r0Pp TIL when MAD published a parody of Star Wars, George Lucas' lawyers demanded the issue be recalled and that Lucasfilm receive all revenue from the issue. Unbeknownst to Lucas' lawyers, MAD had just received a letter from Lucas, expressing delight over it and comparing the artist to Leonardo Da Vinci
OoDdg TIL Dinosaurs lived on the earth over a span of 200 million years. That means less time separates us from T-rex than T-rex from early Stegosaurus (an early dinosaur)
loVNr TIL That Scotland has over 400 words for snow in Gaelic ( Scotland's Native Language)
MeGxK TIL ‘swimhiking’ is considered an inventive recreational sport. The meaning is quite straightforward, just engaging in swimming and hiking carrying with you a change of clothes.