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TIL that after Disney acquired Miramax in 1993, the first film given the green-light was Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction

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woNr6 TIL that during the 1974 Academy Awards, a streaker ran nude across the stage. Actor David Niven quipped, “Isn’t it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?”
jN8OR TIL that the movie “The Ten Commandments” (1957) won no major oscars, only that of best effects. Instead the action-comedy “Around the World in 80 Days” won best picture, beating out not only the Charlton Heston classic but also James Deans last movie “Giant” and the musical “The King and I”.
lo6bN TIL that only five nations have the capability to launch a missile to any place on earth, and they happen to be the exact same five countries that are designated as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (United States, China, France, Russia, Britain).
XElGj TIL The City of Omaha Nebraska is heavily contaminated by lead, due to a factory that spewed contaminated lead into the air. The EPA found more than 40,000 contaminated sites across the city, and children have elevated blood levels of lead.
BrvkK TIL that only 10% of every Starbucks Cup is recycable. This are about 2.3 billion cups per year!