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TIL in 2015, FBI hair examiners knowingly gave erroneous testimony; they overstated results to benefit the prosecution in 95% of cases over previous 20 years.

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b0JZ TIL the gender-neutral term for a niece or nephew is “nibling”
9YxkB TIL that 20 people once saved a man performing CPR for 96 minutes, rotating positions while keeping the compressions going. This happened in a Minnesota grocery store in 2011
DdGP TIL mustard and wasabi aren’t spicy until crushed. Only when the plant’s cells are damaged can two otherwise harmless components mix and produce allyl isothiocyanate, the compound responsible for the familiar pungent taste.
oRVxE TIL that Nobel prize winner James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double helix structure, invested in Facebook early and is now a multi-billionaire worth $20,000,000,000 US dollars.
P1xon TIL that on Earth, sound has a "maximum" volume (194 dB)