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TIL of Richard Jordan, who successfully appealed three death sentences, accepted a plea deal for life without parole, and then successfully appealed that deal, which resulted in him being re-sentenced to death.

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xVoR5 TIL of Thales of Miletus, a pre-Socratic individual credited with being the first philosopher ever, the first person to accurately predict a solar eclipse, and the first person in history to receive credit for a mathematical discovery.
Ov76 TIL that scientists have developed a Laser of a very specific wavelength that is able to refrigerate by causing the object hit to release a photon which carries away more energy in the form of light than it absorbs.
16OXV TIL Red-Eyed Tree Frogs use “Flash Coloration” which is when an organism displays certain colors at rest versus in motion. When the frog is startled, it can flash its bright red eyes, orange webbed feet, and blue/yellow lateral stripes, which startles predators and allows the frog to escape.
6Ewm8 TIL about a geopolitical oddity that is Point Roberts, Washington. As a small piece of American soil in Canada it's been called "The best gated community in America". To enter by land you need to cross an international border checkpoint.
MeLBA TIL that the fluffernutter sandwich was first created in Massachusetts and is recognized as the state sandwich