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TIL Darryl Boyd was framed at 16 for a 1976 murder, prosecutors hid 19+ pieces of evidence proving his innocence. He lost 28 years in prison, exonerated in 2021, but died of cancer in 2025 before his estate won a record $80 million (largest US wrongful conviction verdict ever) against Erie County.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 06:43AM by Outrageous-Baker5834
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TIL A Canadian band in the '60s issued their new single with the credit "By: Guess Who?" in the hopes of tricking radio stations into thinking it was The Who. When the song took off, they were forced to change their name to The Guess Who
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 05:51AM by giantswatcher0603
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TIL that people with schizophrenia in the US hear harsh, violent, and accusatory voices (commands to harm, graphic threats). But in India and Ghana the voices are often kind, advisory, or spiritually positive. Highlighting how culture influences how voices manifests.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 08:12AM by rampantradius
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Stanford researcher: Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture
Stanford anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann found that voice-hearing experiences of people with serious psychotic disorders are shaped by local culture – in the United States, the voices are harsh and threatening; in Africa and India, they are more benign and…
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TIL--Finding Dispersed Families, a live broadcast on South Korea's KBS, was aired for the 30th anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire. It was supposed to be a 95 minute segment. It lasted 453 hours and 45 minutes. 53,536 people applied and 10,000 families were reunited on air after being separated.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 06:25AM by BaronOBuggos
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TIL that since the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 only teams from Europe and South America have ever reached the final match.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 01:06PM by Spotter24o5
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TIL Weird Al was set to a series of Star Wars parody sketches where he would interact with the movie via green-screening, but Mark Hamill refused to allow usage of any footage with him in it, despite already getting approval from Lucas and Alec Guinness, so the idea was scrapped
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 01:47PM by robotco
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TIL that people who sleep on their left side report nightmares more frequently,while right side sleepers tend to experience calmer,more pleasant sleep.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 01:35PM by Successful-Talk1830
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TIL there's a place in Yellowstone where you could theoretically get away with murder due to a constitutional loophole discovered by a law professor in 2005
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 03:49PM by EdinJaco
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TIL, During pregnancy, cells from the fetus cross the placenta and enter the mother’s bloodstream. These "foreign" cells can stay in the mother's heart, brain, and liver for decades, and research suggests they may actually help repair damaged maternal tissue.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 09:40AM by Massive-Song5686
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TIL that Woodrow Wilson screened The Birth of a Nation at the White House on February 18th, 1915. It was the 1st film ever shown there & directly quoted Wilson in the film. Wilson reportedly said that "It is like writing history with lightning. And my only regret is that it is all so terribly true."
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 07:35PM by Next_Worth_3616
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TIL that 7,000 years ago, the Saraha desert was full of hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and giraffes.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 08:39PM by smudge_47
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Skeletons from ‘green Sahara’ offer genetic peek at a lost human population
Ancient DNA sheds light on a fleeting, lush interlude of North African prehistory
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TIL that humans shed approximately 200 million skin cells every hour. When indoors, these cells have nowhere to go and make up a significant portion of the dust found in homes.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 09:08PM by bareegyptianfeet
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TIL Folk and Blues singer Lead Belly produced the first known recording of the phrase "stay woke"
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 09:14PM by Wazula23
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TIL that the Lockheed Martin L-1011 Tristar was the most technologically advanced airplane at its release in 1972 & was able to complete a full cycle of flight without manual inputs from pilots. Despite this, only 250 Tristars were built & the project nearly bankrupt both Lockheed and Rolls Royce.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 09:37PM by Next_Worth_3616
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L-1011: Luxury Among the Clouds
Conceived during the mid-1960s to transport 250 passengers on popular transcontinental routes, the L-1011 boasted unheard-of luxuries, including glare-resistant windows, full-sized hideaway closets for coats, and a below-deck galley, which lifted filet mignon…
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TIL Toronto spent $3.7 billion on a new "Rapid" Light Rail line (Line 6) that is slower than a human runner by 20 minutes and also much slower than the bus route it replaced
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 11:48PM by CrackFun
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Toronto man outruns newly-opened Finch LRT by 18 minutes | CBC News
A Toronto man challenged the newly-opened Finch Light-Rail Transit to a race — and he won.
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TIL that the main shaft bearings of the world’s first nuclear submarine were made of wood.
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Submitted February 17, 2026 at 10:01PM by Hefy_jefy
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TIL Iguanas are referred to as the "chicken of the trees," by iguana eaters
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Submitted February 18, 2026 at 12:25AM by natural_scientist
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'Chicken of the Trees': People are eating iguanas in Florida
Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida and experts have seen an increase in population over the last several years. Whether it's to help with population control, or if people just find them down right tasty, reports have been popping up across the state…
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TIL Bruce Pryor was so upset by the murders in Belanglo State Park AUS that he spent 9 months searching the park for clues; found a body, reported it, only to be treated as the primary suspect for 3 months despite evidence pointing elsewhere.
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Submitted February 18, 2026 at 01:41AM by opgary
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TIL: In1880, the ages of consent in the US were set at 10 or 12 in most states, with the exception of Delaware where it was 7.
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Submitted February 18, 2026 at 02:08AM by Lennsyl22
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TIL: The fastest mile by a human is 3.28.36 minutes on a down hill asphalt course in New Zealand by Kenyan Mike Boit.
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Submitted February 18, 2026 at 01:51AM by OOOOOO0OOOOO
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TIL that 11 children have been born on Antarctica as part of initiatives of Argentina and Chile to stake claim to the land
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Submitted February 18, 2026 at 03:44AM by baby_birdd
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Born in Antarctica: The White Continent Has 11 'Citizens' » Explorersweb
Most of the births occurred at Argentinian and Chilean bases in Antarctica, at a time when those countries sought to strengthen their territorial claims.
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