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TIL Citizen Kane did not win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

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mJxR TIL of Paul Modrowski: Sentenced to life in prison for supposedly lending his car to someone who supposedly murdered a man, even though that person has since been ACQUITTED. He’s been in prison for almost 20 years. He’s kept a blog meticulously detailing his experiences.
ynoM TIL there is a triangle over the great lakes that has more disappearances than the Bermuda triangle.
kOrlB TIL that in 2006, King of the Hill was awarded by Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) for their positive portrayal of Asian Americans
MLX0 TIL: For over a decade Sen. John McCain has been trying to get a presidential posthumous pardon for black boxer Jack Johnson, who in 1912 was imprisoned for transporting a white girlfriend across state lines.
QNPk9 TIL That Richard Todd played Major John Howard, who lead the assault on 'Pegasus Bridge', in The Longest Day. Todd, a WW II veteran, participated in the actual battle and in one scene his character is relieved by another actor who is playing Todd himself.