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TIL That the first armored presidential vehicle in the US was confiscated Al Capone's car feds gave to Franklin D. Roosevelt

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BgaoD TIL in 2020 Vietnamese police seized 350,000 used condoms that were being recycled to be sold as new. It is unknown how many had already been sold.
wLNrJ TIL Lionel Tate is the youngest American ever sentenced to life without the possibility of parole at 13. It was overturned and he was given 1 yr house arrest and 10 yrs probation. At 18 he committed an armed robbery, he's now serving 30 yrs for violating parole and 10 yrs for armed robbery.
grdDW TIL there are currently over 20 countries at war
OG9A6 TIL mercury is released into the air by human activity, and can travel thousands of miles and settle into the ocean where microorganisms convert it into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that builds up in fish & shellfish.
p8rxb TIL of OFCOM, a regulatory body set up in the United Kingdom to ensure impartiality in news reports on television and on radio. Their work has helped to ensure that TV news organisations in the UK are regarded as some of the most impartial in the world.