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TIL between 1999 and 2015, 736 UK Post Office workers were wrongly convicted for stealing money due to faulty accounting software. Workers were forced to pay back nonexistent losses with their own money and some were even sent to jail for a crime they did not commit.

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DP7j TIL the US gas guzzler tax that was designed to discourage fuel-inefficient vehicles only applies to cars, but not SUVs, trucks, and vans, since they were rarely used as passenger cars when the law was passed in 1978. The law has since not been updated to reflect modern times.
evQD TIL that the ‘Red Wedding’ in Game Of Thrones was actually based on a real similar event commonly known as 'The Black Dinner Of 1440’
nenbY TIL The star wars theme was written purposely on the same key as the 20th Century Fox fanfare (that used to appear before the movie started) so that there will be a continuous feeling and a smooth entry to the film for the viewers.
w8Y6 TIL a Rolex watch was strapped to the hull of the Trieste submersible when it dove the Mariana Trench. It survived the 35,700 foot descent, ticking the whole way.
8aBdK TIL in California all DUI convicts are made to sign “The Watson Admonishment”, which forces them to acknowledge the danger of DUI. If you are the cause of fatal DUI after signing this you are charged with murder rather than manslaughter.