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TIL A man convicted of manslaughter, while drunk driving, settled out of court with the victim’s family for $936 to be paid $1 at a time to remind him what he had done to their daughter.

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e09BL TIL that Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was the first woman to get a Ph.D in computer science.
x5O5 TIL that a Chinese Billionaire is selling canned air in China to highlight the country’s pollution problems. The air is collected and compressed in soda cans from “revolutionary regions” around the country.
oyoo TIL that David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, once held the British deadlift record with a pull of 674.75 lbs.
4E05 TIL that a gay Communist American was kicked out of his party for being gay, and later kicked out of a gay rights group for being a Communist.
M7BG7 TIL the front man for Powerman 5000 is the younger brother of Rob Zombie.