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TIL Clarence Elkins was denied an appeal on rape/murder charges despite proving the DNA didn’t match. He then did his own investigation, and found the real killer. The prosecutor still refused to overturn the conviction until the atty general publicly shamed him.

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Zpwdo TIL the Eiffel Tower has been painted nearly twenty times. It’s been shades of red, yellow, brown, and grey, and has never been painted black.
xwPk TIL that Ming the Clam, the world’s oldest animal at 507, was killed by researchers trying to tell how old it was
PPaZ TIL Australia has claimed the largest territory of Antarctica
neEBG TIL Eisenhower visited Taiwan in 1960 and an estimated 650,000 people packed into the Presidential Plaza to hear the American president. He lauded President Chiang for his courage and tireless effort in leading the nation in the struggle against in­human tyranny
Lbbd TIL there is a giant species of shark that lives under ice near the north pole, eats polar bears and lives for over 200 years. Oh, and the Vikings used to hunt them and eat their flesh even though it stinks and tastes like pee