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TIL In Baby Driver (2017), a security guard was played by Joe Loya, an ex-convict that got jailed for robbing 30 to 40 banks, who worked on the movie as a technical adviser. He also worked closely on the script with director Edgar Wright.

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6ENoQ TIL about David Voelkert, a 38 year-old who befriended a 17 year-old teen on Facebook and told her he wanted to kill his ex-wife. The teen was actually his ex who got him arrested. David was freed after he gave a notorized affidavit to prove he knew all along it was his ex trying to mess with him.
aw9JL TIL that crows can and do hold grudges. Researchers in a specific mask trapped 7 crows, resulting in the entire flock harassing anyone in this mask for years, even when disguised with a hat. This means the crows recognized the face and also communicated the grudge to crows who had not seen it.
E1l8X TIL that the Germans used Pervitin (now known as crystal meth) to keept their soldiers fighting almost constantly in WW2.
9YdKX TIL Bai Fangli, "a Chinese pedicab driver", "donated 350,000 yuan (US$54,958 in 2015) over a span of 18 years to enable more than 300 poor students to continue with their studies". He "wore second hand discarded clothes", "lived in a shabby house", "ate humble food" and donated most of his income.
WkgR9 TIL Cannonball Run's director Hal Needham's tradition of showing bloopers during the closing credits of his films inspired Jackie Chan to do the same at the end of most of his films too.