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TIL: A man that was falsely imprisoned for 10 years spent most of his time studying law at the library and proving his innocence, later becoming a lawyer to help free other people who have been wrongly convicted.

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DYPj TIL The platypus was once considered to be a myth like Bigfoot or The Yeti
69V17 TIL: Lake Poopo completely dried up after the water level in Lake Titicaca could no longer support feeding into Poopo
rR99w TIL about “Charlie the Horse” who survived being trapped by the Frank Slide for a month but then died gorging on brandy and oats provided by his rescuers.
J1L1 TIL a 22 year old female office worker grappled with a mugger, then calmly walked home without realizing she was stabbed in the neck by a 6-inch knife. She survived with no permanent injuries.
wG0Y TIL: Frank Zamboni and his brother Lawrence owned and operated a block ice business, but with the advent of the electric refrigerator, they knew their days were numbered. They opened an ice rink instead, which led to Frank’s invention of a machine for resurfacing the ice