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TIL Mohamed Mrabet, a storyteller and the first Moroccan "writer" to get a book published in France, is illiterate.

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4XMrb TIL in 1946 USA agreed to give Philippines independence on July 4 but Philippines changed the Independence Day to June 12 in 1964. July 4 is still Republic Day.
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xnyD TIL that in 1835, a man attempted to assassinate the king of France with a hand-made 25-barrel rifle. The discharge killed 18 people and wounded 22. The king was only grazed by a bullet.