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TIL that Eddie Murphy was nominated for a BAFTA (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role) for his role as Donkey in Shrek (2001).

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Z8mVD TIL about Duck Shit Tea (“Ya Shi Xiang” or “鸭屎香”), a delicious Chinese tea that was apparently given this name by the farmer who discovered it, so as to deter others from stealing the tea plant from him.
4ka8o TIL that people with schizophrenia are more likely to get grey or white hair at a young age.
dKMB TIL that in Korea and some other Asian countries, when you are born, you are considered one year old and everyone’s age increases one year on New Years. So if you were born on December 29th, on New years day, you will be considered 2 years old.
wLA9Y til that in the 1952 Olympics, Luxembourg won a gold medal which was so unexpected that the band did not know their national anthem and instead had to improvise and played gibberish.
8WRb TIL the man who finished behind Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics was also black: He was Jackie Robinson’s brother.