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TIL there’s an island in Japan populated with more stray cats than humans

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xVaQ5 TIL that eyewitness misidentification is the greatest contributing factor to wrongful convictions proven by DNA testing, playing a role in more than 70% of convictions overturned through DNA testing nationwide.
6EGnJ TIL scientists now use a non-invasive technique on old scrolls called Virtual Unwrapping - a process of scanning an ancient document and making a 3D computerized version of it, complete with text
ZpR8R TIL that sharks, whose oldest known fossils are from ~450 mya, are much older than Polaris, the youngest, largest, and brightest star in the Polaris system being only 70 myo.
YpWkv TIL a 12ft block of 'disposable' wipes cost Charleston, SC's water company $200K to remove.
g78W TIL Norwegians tried to sell liquor to Indonesia in 1805, but realized upon arrival that they did not drink alcohol. They returned to Norway and opened the casks to find an improved taste due to the sailing conditions. To this day, “Linie Aquavit” must sail an ocean voyage before being sold.