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TIL: Papers Found on a Union Officer's Body Reportedly Ordering Confederate Capital Richmond Burned Resulted in the Scandal Known as the Dahlgren Affair

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n0P9 TIL Al Pacino boycotted the 1973 Academy Awards because he was insulted at being nominated for Best Supporting Actor in The Godfather, noting that he had more screen time than his co-star and Best Actor winner Brando
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