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TIL Johnny Cash started a forest fire in California that burned over 500 acres. When questioned by a judge, he said, “I didn't do it, my truck did, and it's dead, so you can't question it”.

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QAaX TIL of Ryan White, a virgin AIDS victim that was shunned in his hometown out of fright and ignorance. He was banned from school, bullied, and threatened just for his disease. He went on to become a role model for the AIDS disease and spread awareness. He died at just 18 years old from AIDS.
jWVj TIL the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence was wrongly convicted child murderer Kirk Bloodsworth in 1993. Ten years later, Bloodsworth discovered the actual killer had been incarcerated just one cell block beneath him
Oky4 TIL that the rat in James Cameron’s “The Abyss” really was breathing a liquid; there is no theoretical reason that something similar couldn’t be used by humans. (more links in comments)
KOVoR TIL of the Dracula parrot found only in New Guinea. Despite its name, the parrot eats no meat but rather feeds almost exclusively on figs. Just as vultures adapted a featherless head to feed cleanly on bloody carcasses, a Dracula parrot's lack of face feathers keeps its face clean of sticky figs.
RVBj TIL Political Adverts are banned in UK. Parties are allowed an equal section of hours to broadcast. Preventing money out of politics [pdf]