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TIL that Winston Churchill was the 1953 recipient for the Nobel Prize in Literature

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nWr7r TIL South Dakota, USA installs Fatal Accident Markers at sites of fatal automobile crashes. They are durable signs that say "THINK" or "WHY DIE?" and act as memorials for the deceased.
6EEj7 Conrad Heyer, a Revolutionary War veteran, was the earliest-born American to ever be photographed and he was photographed in 1852 at the age of 103! He’s also “the only U.S. veteran to be photographed who crossed the Delaware River alongside George Washington in December 1776”.
b6ReN TIL a British pensioner who lives in Praia da Luz, Portugal gets backlash from locals for offering tourists a Madeleine McCann sightseeing tour. Stops include the apartment where she was last seen and the tapas restaurant her parents were dining at.
Nj9P TIL of blind sight, a type of blindness where the eyes are still functional. As a result, the individual is not physically aware of their surroundings, but their brain can subconsciously see and avoid obstacles.
XExDk TIL that’s the guy who sings Hey Brother by Avicii is the same guy who sang the George Clooney vocals for A Man of Constant Sorrow in the movie O’ Brother, Where Art Thou