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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/AdSpecialist6598 on 2024-10-12 13:33:26.
Original Title: A photo of Iwao Hakamada who after spending a record 45 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit was finally released in 2024 after DNA evidence helped proved his innocence. Sorce for the information located in the comment section.
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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/9oRo on 2024-10-12 13:10:43.
Original Title: In 1651, the Netherlands declared war on the Isles of Scilly, located off the coast of Great Britain. Despite not a single shot being fired, the war lasted 335 years due to a lack of a peace treaty. Peace was declared in 1986, after a Scillonian historian wrote to the Dutch Embassy about it
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The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/arkam_uzumaki on 2024-10-12 04:49:20.
Original Title: In the 1940s, a chicken called Mike lived for 18 months without a head. He had been almost completely beheaded with an axe, but crucially the jugular vein and most of the brainstem were left intact. This left just enough brain function for essential functions, like breathing.
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