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TIL Weinstein has been thanked more than God at the Oscars

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neog7 TIL that Nazi Germany claimed an Antarctic Colony named New Swabia
x6ja0 TIL: In 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye organized a meeting for a commemorative gift for the United States that would recognize the liberation of the slaves. That gift ended up being the Statue of Liberty. However by the time it was unveiled in 1886 the original meaning had been lost.
d6J7 TIL Lorne Michaels considers Steven Segal the worst guest host ever on SNL.
Mpa0 TIL The night before the Olympic final, Michael Jordan apparently spent the night drinking and gambling all night, then he went on a long day of press appearances, plus 18 holes of golf in Barcelona, before he went on to lead Team USA in a gold-medal winning victory over Croatia.
BZmk TIL by weight fat is 15 times more energy dense than TNT.