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Jul 18, 2020

TIL Her Majesty the Queen opened the London 2012 Olympics in a spoof video whereby James Bond escorted her to the venue via helicopter, which they both parachuted out from with Union Jack parachutes

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Jun 24, 2020

TIL Capuchin monkeys at Brazil’s Serra da Capivara National Park, are 3,000 years into their own 'Stone Age'

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Jun 22, 2020

TIL A couple in Brazil planted 2 million trees over 20 years in order to bring back a rainforest that was destroyed due to deforestation. Now the area has status as a Private Natural Heritage Reserve and is home to 172 types of birds, 33 varieties of mammals, and 15 kinds of reptiles and amphibians.

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Mar 05, 2020

TIL about Carlos Kaiser, who managed to have a nearly 20-year career as a professional football (soccer) player despite rarely playing and never scoring. He faked injuries or got himself ejected to avoid having to play but still became a fan favorite. “Life,” he said, “is marketing.”

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Oct 26, 2019

TIL there was a Brazilian crime show host who was suspected of ordering murders to boost his ratings.

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Sep 17, 2019

TIL that the longest serving employee of a company is Walter Orthmann who started his job at a textiles company in Brazil in 1938 and is still there.

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Sep 13, 2019

Today I learned about the parrot who would warn their drug dealing owners when the police show up. After the parrot was detained by police, he took the 5th and didn't squawk a word.

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Jul 27, 2019

TIL A Brazilian actor playing Judas accidentally hanged himself in a stage production of The Passion of The Christ. He was strangled by his safety harness during Judas' suicide scene, and hung for 4 minutes before anyone realised something had gone wrong.

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Jul 22, 2019

TIL that many Confederate soldiers immigrated to Brazil after the American Civil War, establishing a community of "Confederados" that still exists today, five generations later.

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Jun 04, 2019

TIL that in 2012 a 'Dead' man turned up at his own funeral in Brazil. His appearance prompted some people to faint and others to flee in panic.

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