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TIL that the FBI helped frame four men for a 1965 murder in order to protect an informant. Two died in prison; the other two served more than 30 years before being exonerated.

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P1NPV TIL: Thielbek was a cargo steamship that was built in Germany in 1940, sunk in an air raid on 3 May 1945 killing 2,750 people aboard. 1949, four years after her sinking, Thielbek was refloated and used until 1974. Human remains found aboard her were buried in the Cap Arcona cemetery at Neustadt.
10WD TIL PETA had a problem with the whaling segment of Assassins Creed : Black Flag. Ubisoft dismissed it saying they did not condone whaling any more than they they condoned a pirate lifestyle
e09w4 TIL that Flamingos aren't born pink and turn that color due to their diet.
vPGYD TIL that the Capoor family is one of the prominent families of the Indian / Hindi film industry. For 94 years, more than 4 generations and 100’s of famous Capoors have enjoyed extraordinary success in Bollywood.
yQVJ8 TIL that judges deliver significantly harsher verdicts when they’re hungry