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TIL According to a study on Academy Award speeches, Steven Spielberg has been thanked more than God

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x69Qw TIL that "Wolfman Jack" from the 1973 film “American Graffiti” was a real disc-jockey named Robert Smith who was active for over three decades. The film’s extreme financial success provided him with regular income for life until his death at 57 in 1995.
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