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TIL One of Portugal's best-known writers was a mechanic who hadn't even been to school.

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vL6K TIL In 2010 Kodak discontinued the famed Kodachrome film. The last roll was shot by acclaimed National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry best known for his portrait ‘Afghan Girl’. The last 36 slides captured images around New York and a tribe in India on the verge of extinction.
OG9Qg TIL the movie “30 Minutes Or Less” was ‘unintentionally’ based off a true story about the death of Pennsylvanian pizza delivery driver Brian Wells.
Yp66A TIL that the Uruguayan navy once use stale cheese as cannonballs once they had run out during a battle against Brazil. The Uruguayans won the battle.
jMQj TIL in 1957 Richie Ashburn, a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, hit a foul ball that struck spectator Alice Roth breaking her nose. When play resumed, Ashburn hit another foul ball striking her again as she was being taken off on a stretcher.
9wA8M TIL about the mythical Headless Men who's facial features are on their chest and appear on maps as early as 1300.