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TIL - A network of men and women working in the legal system have created something called "The Innocence Project" which to date has exonerated 364 innocent people serving sentences for violent crimes with punishments ranging from death to life without parole.

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ADgR4 TIL That a 19-Year-old student hid a spy camera in his clothing to take secret street photos in the 1890s, taking pictures of people in a natural state, rather than in the strict posing trends that dominated in photography during those years.
VMpak TIL water is not actually flavorless but more close to sour in the taste pallet
Egrpw TIL in 2003 two Australian teens spent 22 hours in a tree above rising floodwaters after a crocodile killed their friend and showed off his body to them. The 13-foot crocodile then stalked them in their tree all night and most of the morning they were stuck there, before being rescued by helicopter.
7PMO TIL that Randall Munroe, the artist of xkcd, was responsible for reddit’s comment sorting algorithm.
kpp5 TIL Hitler whistled Disney’s “When You Wish Upon A Star” while overlooking the recently conquered city of Paris.