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TIL A French mail carrier named Ferdinand Cheval spent 33 years building a castle (“Le Palais idéal”) out of stones he found on his mail routes.

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8aBdK TIL in California all DUI convicts are made to sign “The Watson Admonishment”, which forces them to acknowledge the danger of DUI. If you are the cause of fatal DUI after signing this you are charged with murder rather than manslaughter.
ey8D TIL many people who own high end and exotic cars register them in Montana to avoid sales taxes in their home state.
RMe9 TIL Dexter Holland from The Offspring is a Ph.D candidate at USC and is working on his dissertation on RNA in HIV & Cancer.
kZOm TIL John Deere locks tractors digitally to prevent the DIY repairing by the owner, stating safety concerns as reason.
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