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TIL that South Africa Airways in 1967 began to use the Amílcar Cabral International Airport for its international flights Europe and America, because its aircraft were prohibited from landing in the vast majority of African countries due a boycott to apartheid.

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MbGA TIL that Daniel Day-Lewis, while playing Hamlet, collapsed, sobbing uncontrollably, during the scene where the ghost of Hamlet’s father appears. He later said that he saw the ghost of his own father, and has not appeared on stage since then.
yOPp TIL the “Transporter” made famous Star Trek was created because the studio couldn’t afford the special effects of having a space ship take off and land in every episode.
WOpB TIL that Martin Luther King Jr’s assassin, James Earl Ray was once erroneously honoured during a parade which intended to praise the actor James Earl Jones. Lauderdale, Florida accidentally created a plaque in January 2002 which read ‘Thanks James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive’.
lYrB TIL that US teens smoke more Marijuana than Cigarettes
KOp5a TIL that professional mini golf is a thing and competitors will travel across America to compete, including a “Master’s” tournament where the prize is a coveted green hoodie.