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TIL that the “Afghan Girl” (Sharbat Gula) was identified using an Iris Recognition algorithm comparing the original 1984 photo and, when she was located, a 2002 photo

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QgVE TIL Judd Nelson got into acting accidentally. His first audition was so he wouldn’t get kicked out of watching his friend audition. He got the part.
bG7Z TIL of Aki Ra, a former child soldier forced to lay landmines in Cambodia who now spends his time removing mines from around the country. He has personally removed as many as 50,000 mines and started by using only a knife, a hoe, a stick and a Leatherman.
O9Ga TIL billionaire Howard Hughes bought the small Silver Slipper casino only to re-position the hotel’s trademark neon sign, which was visible from his bedroom and had been keeping him up at night.
ybnv TIL The Wolf of Wall Street used the word “fuck” 569 times, more than any non-pornographic film except a documentary about the word.
oRVVW TIL that no football club won the French League during the 1992/93 season. After 1st place Marseille lost its title due to a bribery scandal, it was allotted to 2nd place PSG, but the owners of the club, TV chain Canal+, feared the reactions of their subscribers in Marseille and refused it