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TIL Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman were classmates at acting school in the early 60s. Both were voted “Least Likely to Succeed”

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5YJdD TIL that there are ancient windmills over 1000 years old still in operating condition in Iran. They served to protect the village from damaging winds and processing grains.
16nLW TIL wooden norias of the Orontes river in Hama, Syria were driven by water flowing underneath them pushing the wheel's paddles. Maintained by skilled carpenters till recently due to lack of money and skilled craftsmen, norias delivered up to 200,000 litres of water per hour to timeshared channels
neOyB TIL: In 1935 George S. Patton led an operation to bomb erupting Hawaiian volcano Mauna Loa to divert lava flow from the city of Hilo.
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VBRvm TIL in 1977 a famous Italian Footballer attempted to prank a friend, who owned a jewelry shop, by pretending to be a robber, he was shot dead on the spot.