A video that went viral a while back featured a stranger that gave a homeless man $100 to see how he would spend it. The stranger then followed him around with a hidden camera to see what he would do with his new small fortune. To everyone's surprise, the homeless man, Kenni Thomas Nickel, used the cash to buy food and other necessities for fellow homeless people.

The video was seen over 40 million times on Youtube.

Unfortunately, According to TMZ, Mr. Nickel was found dead in an Los Angeles alley. The L.A. County Coroner's Office confirms Nickel died from chronic alcohol abuse.

He was 56.
Here's the video that turned Kenni into an internet sensation.

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