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TIL Pete Townshend Was Arrested on Child Porn Charges

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BgBed TIL about the Academy Honorary Awards which are held separately to the Academy Awards. Recipients are rewarded for career achievements, contributions to the motion picture industry, and service to the Academy. They receive the same Oscar statue as the main Awards.
gnpX TIL that Eunuchs (castrated men) live around 13.5 years longer than normal men due to the lack of testosterone.
0D8M TIL that in 2009, before specific whistleblower protection laws, two nurses in TX were fired and charged with unrelated felonies after reporting unsafe medical care from a physician they worked under
W7k6d TIL that in 1912, after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, crewmen on its sister ship RMS Olympic went on strike over its small number and poor quality of lifeboats
VMo6G TIL of the "Blue Java" banana, a hardy, cold-tolerant banana said to have a consistency like ice cream and a flavor similar to vanilla.