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TIL that the state of Louisiana caps compensation for people wrongfully convicted of crimes at $25,000/year with a maximum payout of $250,000.

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mxQRY TIL that the story of"Cinderella" is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story
nbxG TIL A woman was nearly killed after teens threw a 20 lbs frozen turkey through windshield of her moving car. When she woke from a coma with brain damage and a surgically reconstructed face, she pressed for leniency in the case, transforming the delinquent teen’s life. They still keep in touch today.
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