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TIL about Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome, a condition much like dementia or Alzheimer's that can develop in dogs.

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gMn9L TIL in 1991 Isaac Wright Jr. was wrongfully convicted of being a drug kingpin in New Jersey and sentenced to life in prison. While in prison, he studied law to pursue his own appeal and extracted a confession of police misconduct from the detective responsible for his conviction, exonerating Wright.
awlv9 TIL that in 1967 legendary animator Bill Plympton met, and was influenced by, the work of cartoonist Homer Groening, father of 'Simpsons' creator Matt Groening, a whole 20 years before the first 'Simpsons' cartoons aired
Bg4Vy TIL Ghyslain Raza (the Star Wars Kid) began getting tutored at home because the school staff asked him not to return the following year after students started to tease or mock him which they saw as bad publicity. Although, he was able to move past it and now has a law degree & is working on his PHD.
OGYoR TIL that a microscopic inspection of the roots of Ramesses II's hair indicate that one of Egypt's most famous pharaohs was a natural redhead from a family of redheads
K4dE TIL that inmate Thomas Silverstein has spent the last 34 years in Solitary Confinement with no human contact at all.