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TIL that an estimated 120,000 prisoners in the United States prison system have been wrongfully incarcerated.

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Lk15P TIL that in the late 1700s and 1800s, there was widespread panic about the evils of book-reading, which was described as “an outrage on decency and common sense”. People were concerned that avid novel-readers were ‘addicted’ and were becoming anti-social.
JYDOj TIL Great white sharks do not mistake humans for seals, and often attack humans simply due to low visibility. Most importantly, they don't like the taste of humans as they are bony and low in fat and protein, unlike they're preferred food: seals
4XyDo TIL Hattie Wyatt Caraway was not only the first woman to serve a full term in the United States Senate, but also the first to be re-elected. She was the first female legislator to cosponsor the Equal Rights Amendment, and her grave is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
R55n7 TIL Actor Steven Michael Quezada who played Steven "Gomez" in the AMC series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul is a member of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners (District II)
9wOZM TIL that itally has its own distinctive variety of rice