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TIL a single mother in Atlanta, who did not own a car, was convicted for vehicular homicide after her 4-year old son was killed while they were crossing the street

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wEr7 TIL Robert Downey Jr. was suspended from high school for stealing an Iron Man comic book from a classmate
JYKBl TIL Americans are the most charitable group of people in the entire world. "Americans are about twice as generous in their private giving as Canadians, and 3-15 times as charitable as the residents of other developed nations. Americans volunteer more than almost any other wealthy people."
e0xG6 TIL about Ferdinand Cheval, a French postman who spent 33 years of his life building his own palace using stones he collected on his daily mail trips. Although he wanted to be buried in it, the French Government refused, and he spent another 8 years building a mausoleum to complement it.
yQ64X TIL that a special vending machine was created to see whether crows are smart enough to use it. They are.
a4Yb TIL the Volkswagen type 2 is still in production, but the last ones will be made this month, ending the longest production of one model in the auto-industry.