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TIL the legend of the chupacabra only dates back to 1995

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ddlE TIL of Ryōji Uehara, a Japanese Kamikaze pilot whose last letter written the night before his final mission is considered a masterpiece of Japanese literature.
O1RR TIL photojournalist Kevin Carter killed himself 3 mos. after winning the Pulitzer Prize because of the toll taken by the atrocities he had witnessed
gMvbb TIL "Bird shit architecture" is a trend in urban planning that originated in the 1950's and persists to the present day. This type of architecture is designed to look good from a plane, but not practical for the actual residents of a city, like Brasilia
X07R8 TIL that Astrud Gilberto made just $120 for singing The Girl from Ipanema, which was the standard studio musician rate at the time. This was because Stan Getz personally intervened to ensure she got nothing.
1PdW TIL The Soviet Union declared war on Japan between atomic weapons being dropped.