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TIL that two black men, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace, have been in solitary confinement in Louisiana for over 40 years despite despite lack of evidence for their alleged crime.

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YD0A TIL Hayao Miyazaki once sent a samurai sword to Harvey Weinstein, who was handling the release of Princess Mononoke, with a note attached reading: “No cuts.”
xv1w TIL the flavour “Blackcurrant” is largely unknown to people in The United States, due to a ban on the berry in the early 1900s.
J1AlV TIL there is a club for people who have been ejected from an airplane seat. When you become a member they give you a commemorative tie, currently there are over 6,000 members.
J1QQv TIL The famous painting "Saturn Devouring His Son" was discovered after the artist death, painted directly on his dining room wall. The depiction of Saturn is only presumed as the painting had no title.
40mb TIL that when a cat brings back dead animals, it is actually acting out its natural role as mother and teacher. Human owner’s represent the cat’s surrogate family and they are teaching us how to catch and eat prey, just as they would teach their young in the wild.