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TIL There is only one VC winner from WWII still alive and he is 100

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neopo TIL 95% of individuals in the witness protection program are criminals, but only 10% of these people re-offend. Ex-prisoners have a recidivism rate of 65%+
b60dZ TIL that — A Hell's Angels member threw a tire iron at Evel Knievel during a stunt show: he and a majority of the spectators fought back, sending three of the fifteen Hells Angels members to the hospital
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LQjYZ TIL of Narco-Pentecostalism, which is a term used to identify the link between Pentecostal Christianity and Brazillian narco gangs. Gangs under this label use religious iconography within their territories and often persecute non Christian groups, along with other crime such as drugs and violence.
Pp6e TIL an 84 year old woman has been robbing jewelry stores and repeatedly getting caught for five decades.