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TIL that a Golf magazine managed to free a man from prison after serving for 27 years on a false charge for murder. “It’s embarrassing for the legal system that for a long time the best presentation of the investigation was from a golf magazine.” - Donald Thompson

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4Q6g TIL that a man spent 5 months in prison - unaware that his bail was $2.00
l70va TIL that lightsabers came from the pulp magazines! George Lucas cribbed the concept of "laser swords" from stories in 1930s pulps such as "Magic Carpet," "Weird Tales," and "Amazing Stories."
5YkQn TIL in the 1950s Rebecca Webb Carranza owned a tortilla factory that sometimes made misshappen tortillas. Instead of throwing them out she cut them into triangles, fried them, and sold bags of them in the Mexican Deli. She's credited for introducing tortilla chip into modern food culture.
6E5n7 TIL The average British adult spends around 3 hours a week on the toilet, but only 1.5 hours a week exercising.
pxO TIL that during Christmas 1914, German and British soldiers had a truce and exchanged gifts and food on the Western Front. They even played a football match between the trenches. The Germans won 3-2.