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TIL: each 13.5 inch Oscar statue is plated with 1.5 times as much gold as the 21+ foot James Webb Space Telescope mirrors

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nAor TIL during the Vietnam War Hugh Thompson Jr. order his men to turn their guns on American soldiers to protect Vietnamese civilians and helped put a stop to the My Lai Massacre.
GYrRg TIL that “Lupin the Third Castle of Caliostro” influenced the Big Ben scene from Disney’s “Great Mouse Detective” and could’ve inspired the creation of the Indian Jones movie because Steven Spielberg said “it is one of the best adventure movies of all time”
9w7x6 TIL that Sigmund Freud was a Cocaine Addict, and he personally prescribed it to his wife and friends
wLn5P TIL actor Jimmy Stewart (of It's A Wonderful Life fame) rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Air Force, flying missions in World War 2 and one in Vietnam before retiring as second highest ranking actor in American military history.
OoLoY TIL In 1984, Burger King ran an ad campaign with a character called “Mister Rodney” touting its superior cooking over McDonald’s. The campaign was stopped after Mister Rogers himself called Burger King’s vice president, who had the commercial taken off the air.