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Did you know... that the Ross Casino in Pichilemu was the first casino in Chile?
Did you know... that following his return to Chile in 1880, the newspaper editor Recaredo Santos Tornero established the country's first paper mill?
Did you know... that Chilean Eloísa Díaz was the first female doctor in South America?
Did you know... that Olga Maturana was elected the first Mayoress of Pichilemu, Chile, in 1951?
Did you know... that San Francisco Church in Valparaíso, Chile, was severely affected by a large fire in the middle of its reconstruction after the 2010 Chile earthquake?
Did you know... that Chile is celebrating its Bicentennial on September 18, today?
Did you know... that the 7.5 Mw 1985 Pichilemu earthquake lasted about three minutes?
Did you know... that about 67 powerful and destructive earthquakes occurred in 1985?
Did you know... that the chief of the Chilean Army's meteorological office predicted the 1906 Valparaíso earthquake ten days in advance?
Did you know... that the San José Mine in Atacama Region, Chile, began to be exploited in 1889?
Did you know... that the first Principal of Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute was José Kuhl, a Pallottine priest from Limburg, Germany?
Did you know... that one of the Fénix capsules was used for the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground, in the San José Mine of Copiapó, Chile?
Did you know... that Chilean journalist Pamela Jiles announced her presidential candidacy using the slogan "We are millions, the idiots"?
Did you know... that The Beatles recorded "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" and "Sie Liebt Dich" because the German label Odeon Records insisted that they record their hit songs in German to generate more sales there?
Did you know... that Roberto Córdova became the mayor of Pichilemu, Chile, after Marcelo Cabrera Martínez was removed permanently as mayor of the city on August 19, 2009?
Did you know... that Julio Ibarra became Governor of Cardenal Caro Province, in Chile just after two major earthquakes in the country?
Did you know... that Gervasio won the international competition at the 1983 Viña del Mar International Song Festival?
Did you know... that the Chilean movie 03:34: Earthquake in Chile will narrate three different stories based on the events that occurred after the 2010 Chile earthquake?
Did you know... that approximately 1500 tourists were trapped in the Torres del Paine National Park as a result of recent protests against the rising price of natural gas in the Magallanes Region of Chile?
Did you know... that Mario Moraga, former regidor of Pichilemu, Chile, is popularly known as "El Sin Pelos en la Lengua", meaning "The One Without Minced Words"?
Did you know... that Juan Acevedo Pavez was elected regidor of San Bernardo, Chile, in 1950 and simultaneously he held office as mayor of the same commune from 1952 until 1953?
Did you know... that Aníbal Pérez, a former First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, was also President of the O'Higgins football club?
Did you know... that at least seventeen elections have occurred in the Chilean city of Pichilemu since the country's transition to democracy in 1989?
Did you know... that shortly after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, politician Anselmo Sule, along with several supporters of the Unidad Popular, were detained and taken to Dawson Island?
Did you know... that El Fua, originally made popular by an alcoholic Mexican man, has been used by Chilean students during the protests for free education in the country?
Did you know... that, three days before his death in a plane crash, Chilean journalist Roberto Bruce replaced the host of a breakfast programme for the first time?
Did you know... that Chilean authorities conducted a "psychological autopsy" to try to explain why an antiquities dealer killed and decapitated two people in the town of Lolol in July?
Did you know... that Buddy Richard en el Astor by Buddy Richard was the first live album ever recorded and released by a Chilean artist?
Did you know... that Kick-Ass, Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu's English debate team, ranked second in a 2011 regional tournament?
Did you know... that Chilean Mexican band Los Ángeles Negros adopted that name after a member's mother said she liked it?
Did you know... that Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas, a former member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, was also a farmer?
Did you know... that René Maturana Maldonado was the last Mayor of Pichilemu to be appointed by the military regime of Augusto Pinochet?
Did you know... that José María Caro Martínez, the first Mayor of Pichilemu, was the father of José María Caro Rodríguez, the first Chilean Cardinal of the Catholic Church?
Did you know... that Cheer C.P.S., the cheerleading squad of Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre from Pichilemu, Chile, has participated twice in international competitions held in the United States??}}
Did you know... that after arriving at Pichilemu, Chile on his holidays in 1933, Basilio Sánchez Berguiristain decided to stay and work there as a doctor because of "the place's beauty"?
Did you know... that Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez has been a candidate for political offices in Pichilemu, Chile, representing three different parties?
Did you know... that Mario Bichón Cáceres was the president of the Pichilemu Football Association during a time of "football rejuvenation"?
Did you know... that Carlos Rojas Pavez, along with José Arraño Acevedo and Miguel Larravide Blanco, founded Periódico Pichilemu in 1944, but only managed to publish nine editions?
Did you know... that José Lino Vargas was taken as a hostage by an extremist that hijacked a Boeing 727 plane?
Did you know... that Eduardo Parraguez Galarce recalled that he "fought against" the mayors of Marchigüe and Santa Cruz for Pichilemu to become capital of the Chilean province of Cardenal Caro?
Did you know... that, in 1973, Washington Saldías Fuentealba was expelled from the mayorship of Pichilemu, Chile, by the military junta of Augusto Pinochet?
Did you know... that Gustavo Parraguez Galarce has been the interim mayor of Pichilemu three times?
Did you know... that Orlando Cornejo Bustamante was the first Mayor of Pichilemu, Chile to be elected in democracy after Augusto Pinochet's regime ended?
Did you know... that the official coat of arms of Pichilemu, Chile, was created by a graphic design student?
Did you know... that Pedro Pablo Caro celebrated the golden anniversary of his professional career as a lawyer in 1952?
Did you know... that El Puerto, from 1908, was the first newspaper published in the beach resort of Pichilemu, Chile?
  • Rebeca Cofré (1 January 2014 - in the second DYK list of the year!)
Did you know... that in 2013, mayor of Chépica Rebeca Cofré was named one of the 100 Leading Women of Chile by El Mercurio newspaper?