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The two men spent 23 years in prison based on the police work of a detective [accused of framing more than 70 people](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/detective-guevaras-witnesses#.gbwjjmaM6w) for homicides they did not commit. They were [released from prison](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/two-men-exonerated-murder-convictions-chicago-police) on Wednesday.

**27th and 28th**

Eruby Abrego and Jeremiah Cain became the \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_ people exonerated based on misconduct allegations involving retired Chicago detective Reynaldo Guevara.

There's a [new Jennifer Affleck](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-wedding-behind-the-scenes) in town.

**Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck**

\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_ eloped last week in Las Vegas. (Disclaimer: This might not be good news to everyone.)

Mangroves primarily grow in saltwater coastal regions and are one of the [most powerful carbon sinkholes](https://www.vox.com/2019/12/12/21009910/climate-change-indonesia-mangroves-palm-oil-shrimp-negative-emissions-blue-carbon) found in nature. Their existence in freshwater regions of the Amazon speaks to their [ability to adapt](https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/first-of-its-kind-freshwater-mangroves-discovered-in-brazils-amazon-delta/) to the forest ecosystem, scientists told Mongabay.

mangroves

Researchers discovered freshwater \_\_\_\_\_ in the Amazon River Delta, which have never been found in freshwater areas anywhere else in the world.

Thailand's parliament has [approved two proposals](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/16/hope-has-a-place-thailand-leads-on-same-sex-unions) — one legalizing marriage for same-sex couples and one that just legalizes civil unions — and both are awaiting final approval, Al Jazeera reported.

Thailand

\_\_\_\_\_ is on track to become the first Southeast Asian country to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.

Retirement House is a delightful and wildly popular [TikTok account](https://www.tiktok.com/@retirementhouse?lang=en) that features six actors, ages 70 to 85, [parodying content houses](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/retirement-house-tiktok-are-joyful-grandfluencers) full of young creators filming for social media.

**A TikTok content house full of septuagenarians**

Love this kid. It's unclear if Simba has the world's longest goat ears, since that's not something anyone was previously tracking.

21 inches long

Simba, a kid goat from Karachi, Pakistan, has become famous for his long ears. Each of his ears is \_\_\_\_\_ inches long.

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At least you knew that Ben and J.Lo got married.

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Siri, play "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas.

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