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TIL of Rene Lima-Marin, a Colorado inmate who was mistakenly released in 2008, 90 years early from a 98-year sentence. After six years of rebuilding his life with a family and steady job, he was returned to prison in 2014, raising issues of fairness and rehabilitation.

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PYnDg TIL children's poet Shel Silverstein had a daughter who died of cerebral aneurysm at 11 years old.
ne8l9 TIL that there was a live adaptation of "How to Train Your Dragon" called "How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular" that ran in Australia during 2012-2013 from the same people that created "Walking With Dinosaurs Arena Spectacular". The pics are something else.
VvkB TIL President Cleveland said to 5-year-old FDR, “My little man, I am making a strange wish for you. It is that you may never be president of the United States.”
abV9 TIL Mexican scientists turned a shot of tequila into diamonds by heating it to 800˚C
grEkD TIL There are 30 min and 45 min Time Zones, like Iran, India, Myanmar and some parts of Australia.