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TIL that Frida Sofia, a 12-year-old girl believed to be trapped in a collapsed school building and who had become a symbol of hope in earthquake-devastated Mexico City last year, turned out "not to exist" following a 30-hour rescue mission.

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a8MW0 TIL Pedongi, an Indian Army Service Corps mule, was captured by Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. She later defected back to Indian lines with a Pakistani MMG and two boxes of ammo and was later awarded Vir Chakra, India's third highest military award.
Nv8J TIL the 3 timelines shown in The Grand Budapest Hotel were each shot in a different aspect ratio, to reflect the cinematic history of the period being depicted.
KQGQ TIL Lamborghini Gallardo was used by Italian police to transport body organs for transplantation.
YdWx TIL that when Eminem won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, he didn’t attend the ceremony. He was taking a nap after watching cartoons with his daughter
6E01Q TIL, Rasputin (born a peasant in Russia, but became a holy preacher) didn't die when his wine was poisoned. He also predicted that the entire imperial family would be killed by Russian people if he were killed by government officials (which became true when they were killed during Russian Revolution