EDTA is a chemical that is added to certain foods and beverages to help them keep their color and flavor. For instance, it is sometimes added to: 1  Sodas. 2  Canned fruits and vegetables. 3  Non-nutritive sweeteners. 4  Condiments such as mayonnaise. 5  Salad dressings.
Herman Wallace was serving a 50-year sentence for armed robbery when he was convicted, along with fellow inmate Albert Woodfox, for the murder of a prison guard at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1972. Wallace spent 41 years in solitary confinement.
(1890-1963). American criminal Robert Stroud was a convicted murderer who spent 54 years in prison, 42 of them in solitary confinement. During his incarceration he became a self-taught ornithologist (his nickname was Birdman of Alcatraz), and he made notable contributions to the study of birds.