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TIL a DOJ study estimated that 11.2% of crimes involving a sexual component resulted in a false conviction (1 in 9)

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KOLXE TIL the House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco since 1297. By law the reigning Prince or Princess must bear the surname of Grimaldi and until 2002 a treaty between Monaco and France stated that if the reigning Prince failed to leave dynastic offspring, sovereignty would revert to France.
5xvk TIL in Selina Kyle (Catwoman)’s debut (Batman #1, 1940), Batman’s first words to her were “QUIET OR PAPA SPANK!”
XXJR TIL that a Cosplaying “Dark Elf” was arrested after he dropped acid and attacked a woman’s red BMW, mistaking it for Morgoth.
7P1O TIL that in 2011, a Caucasian American was arrested after it was discovered he was plotting to blow up a Detroit mosque with 500 people inside. It hardly received media coverage.
xBZw TIL the FDA recognizes over 70 different types of cheeses, not including nacho cheese. This means that food producers can call anything “nacho cheese.”