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TIL: A man was jailed for 28 years for a murder he didn’t commit until it was discovered the forensics were wrong. They misidentified a hair found on the crime to be his, when it was a dog’s.

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1xvX TIL MIT researches have developed the world’s toughest tongue twister: Pad kid poured curd pulled cold.
kJx47 TIL that in 1997, two artists held an opinion poll to determine what types of music the public loved or hated the most. They then released a 22-minute song designed to be as hated as possible, featuring bagpipes, opera singing, tubas, Walmart product placement, and a rap about Ludwig Wittgenstein.
a8GQ9 TIL that in 1933, a man named A.L. Kahn caught a massive 20-foot, 5,000-pound manta ray off the coast of New Jersey. It took hours, the help of his crew, and even several dozen gunshots from the U.S. Coast Guard to finally reel in what was called a "devil fish."
xVr0w TIL that crate training a dog is a uniquely American custom that is rarely used in other countries.
BVyk TIL that in the ‘60s at the height of the Cold War, the US continuously flew planes carrying nuclear bombs around the world as a precautionary measure in the event of an attack by the USSR. 5 of these planes crashed, and nuclear contamination resulted in at least 2 instances.