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TIL since 1970, 143 death row inmates in the United States have been found to be wrongly convicted.

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ADy54 TIL of the Belmonte Jews, a Jewish community in Portugal that went into hiding during the inquisition in the 15th century, and remained undiscovered by the outside world until the 20th century. Until then, they believed they were the only Jews in the world.
9YMkp TIL the Catholic church claims it has found the bones of St Peter. In 1950, human bones were reportedly found under the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica. In the 60s, the remains were re-examined and found to be that of a male with 61 years of age from the 1st century.
P1nXe TIL that the largest earthquake in history was in Valdivia, Chile with a magnitude of 9.5 and a fault line of over 1000 miles. A magnitude 10 quake or higher is impossible because the fault line would have to encircle the earth, and no fault line is that long.
Zp98p TIL what happens to the losing team’s merchandise after the Super Bowl
8gwa TIL Shrapnel is named after a person.