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TIL Yuichi Nishimura the controversal ref from Croatia vs. Brazil once red carded the wrong Chinese player due to mistaken identity

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GYbYJ TIL that Popeye the sailor man was based on a real guy from Illinois.
j5jn TIL in 2002 (14 year old school drop out) William Kamkwamba built a solar powered water pump that, for the 1st time ever, supplied drinkable water to his village. Unable to afford school tuition, he taught himself to do this by reading library books.
gGLA TIL the reason why the Ancient One from the Dr. Strange movie was played by a Caucasian (Celtic) person rather than an Asian (Tibetan) person. It’s because if it was otherwise, there is a risk the movie will be banned in China. That’s a big market they would lose if banned.
JYjEk TIL String cheese is made by heating mozzarella to 60 °C which causes the milk proteins to line up. They can then be peeled off in strings.
ne8oP TIL that the oldest company still operating today Kongo Gumi, a Japanese construction company, that dates to 578 AD