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TIL In about 25% of DNA exoneration cases, innocent defendants made incriminating statements, delivered outright confessions or pleaded guilty.

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NGyE TIL when the first McDonald’s opened in Britain in 1974, culture shock was experienced. A couple of early customer noted with dismay there was no butter on the bread roll, or cutlery to eat with.
e0nxb TIL throughout the 1970’s the Grateful Dead used a 32ft tall PA system that could deliver perfect sound 600ft away. It had to be hauled in caravans of semi trucks and took 4 hours to assemble. They called it “The Wall of Sound”.
QNM7d TIL the Cagots were an outcast minority found in the west of France and northern Spain. Persecuted for centuries, they were not distinguished by any religious, ethnic or physical attributes and were just hated for who they are.
GA1Jg TIL that from 1930-1950, Sam Barry coached basketball, football, and baseball at the University of Southern California. In that time, the school won national championships in all 3 sports.
4b0g TIL there’s a waterfall where nobody knows where the water goes. Minnesota’s Devil’s Kettle Falls dumps into a giant pothole with no seeable exit. Researchers have poured dye, ping-pong balls, even logs into it, then watched the lake for any sign of them. So far, none have ever been found.