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TIL The creator of Magic: The Gathering, Richard Garfield, is the great-great grandson of American president James Garfield

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6EXm7 TIL that a man and two of his fellow inmates were held in solitary confinement for almost 44 years because a Georgia prison framed them for murder after the inmates tried to expose cruel practices within the prison
OWrY TIL that the longest prison sentence ever received was 141,078 years, handed out to Thai national Chamoy Thipyaso for her part in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 16,000 investors.
QMpk TIL Native Americans descend from three migrations from Siberia
OGEQ4 TIL the smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal. When grass is cut, it releases compounds called green leaf volatiles, which signal injury and can attract predators of plant-eating insects.
jQ7Q TIL that when Michael Foot was put in charge of a nuclear disarmament committee, The Times reportedly announced the news with the headline “Foot Heads Arms Body.”