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TIL: The detectives, Thomas Thowsen and James LaRochelle faked a confession leading to a women's wrongful imprisonment for over 20 years.

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WkN9L TIL The idea for the Red Cross came about in 1859, when a Swiss man, Henry Dunant saw the aftermath of a battle in Italy and witnessed 40,000 men dying with no medical care. 5 years later,12 governments adopted the first Geneva convention; defining medical services as “Neutral” in wartime.
epMAb TIL Highway hypnosis is an altered mental state in which an automobile driver can drive lengthy distances and respond adequately to external events with no recollection of consciously having done so.
O09L TIL when Judge Judy was offered her own TV series, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, her former bailiff, wrote her a congratulatory letter, saying: “If you ever need a bailiff, I still look good in uniform.” Judge Judy called him at home to offer him a role, which he accepted.
JYRp1 TIL: In 2015, a man in Oklahoma died after his stepson gave him an 'Atomic Wedgie.'