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TIL that there's a village in the Netherlands called Poortugaal. It's home to a couple thousand people.

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R7NJ6 TIL US Marines forced Saddam Hussein to watch the South Park movie, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut numerous times throughout his captivity.
Z85yp TIL in the movie The Shawshank Redemption, Red's mugshot is actually of Morgan Freeman's son, Alfonso Freeman
0wpON TIL the September 11 terror attacks on the WTC released a dust cloud of toxic asbestos fibers across Manhattan, with an estimated 410,000 people exposed. It is believed lung cancer and mesothelioma cases in the city will reach a peak in the year 2041 (four decades after 9/11)
Q4Be TIL the Man in the Iron Mask existed. He stayed in the mask for 34 years leading to much speculation about his identity and why the king of France would want his face hidden and why he was kept alive instead of executed.
nXwW TIL Top Cat cartoon was cancelled on USA because low ratings, but it was a big success on Mexico it even has a movie only for Mexico and Latin America.