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TIL the worlds largest pool covers 20 acres, holds 66 million gallons of water and has a 115 foot deep end

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Br1ML TIL Lawrence McKinney got $75 after being wrongly imprisoned for 31 years. The Tennessee Board of Parole denied McKinney’s request to exonerate him by a 7-0 vote at a hearing. A formal exoneration could open a pathway to $1 million in compensation.
xjL7 TIL there is a fruit called The Miracle Berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods to taste sweet, and has been used to treat diabetes, among other things.
grdQ9 TIL during the Victorian era, it was popular for people to photograph relatives after they had died, often placing them in lifelike poses.
1lK7 TIL that a man is serving a 20-year prison sentence for firing a warning shot with a legally registered firearm to protect his wife and daughters.
bRW7 TIL that the SR-71 “Blackbird” was so fast that a standard evasive maneuver in case it detected a SAM missile was simply to outfly the said missile. Also, out of the 12 losses, none of them were from enemy fire, but from accidents.