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TIL David Camm served 13 yrs before being exonerated for the murder of his family. The prosecutor was later found to have been the real culprit’s defense lawyer, faked an expert, and lied about checking crucial evidence. It had the culprit’s DNA, prison nickname, and inmate number.

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85pV TIL the original Snow White(1812) included a death sentence by dancing and cannibalism. As punishment for trying to murder Snow 3 times, Snow forces the queen to dance in red hot iron shoes until she drops dead.
Jy1m TIL that in 1981 it was proposed to breed cats that changed color when exposed to radiation and write folk songs about this trait so that future generations would have a means to be warned to stay away from contaminated areas such as nuclear waste repositories.
yxbw TIL there is a cognitive bias called The IKEA effect. People put a higher value on things they have made themselves.
GA99J TIL that according to the creation mythology of the Kʼicheʼ Maya, we are living in the fourth world. The gods first created three failed worlds, followed by a successful fourth world in which humanity was placed.
x64W1 TIL that Olympic medalist sprinter Usain Bolt named his daughter Olympia Lightning Bolt, and one of his sons is named Thunder Bolt.