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TIL more than 20 people have died after getting stuck in donation boxes in the US and Canada over the past dozen years.

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JYx7v TIL that the charity Citymeals on wheels was founded by mid 1900s American food icons, Gael Greene and James Beard. They started by spending $35,000 to provide 6,000 needy elders with Christmas dinners and the project's success inspired them. As of 2016 Citymeals had an annual budget of $20 million.
OoWx1 TIL of the elaborate watch commissioned as a gift for Marie Antoinette 10 years before her execution. It was finished 34 years after her death.
woZAo TIL that the largest ship currently in service is 1,312 feet long and 200 feet wide, the HMM Algeciras. Why not make one bigger? It will not fit in the Suez Canal.
a5DL TIL that a Harvard Business School research found that sarcasm is the “highest form of intelligence,” as “interpretation and construction of sarcasm lead to greater creativity because they activate abstract thinking.”
R5Mx8 TIL Jackie Robinson served in the first black tank unit to see action in WW2, but missed deployment due to his court-martial for refusing to move to the back of a bus.