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TIL that Walt Disney was presented with one normal sized honorary Oscar and seven little Oscars for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in 1938.

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xwXb TIL that the extra years on sentencing beyond death (e.g. “life without parole plus 1,000 years”) is both a symbolic way for a judge to condemn someone as truly guilty and console a victim, as well as a practical way to make it more difficult for someone to get out prison
l7Kb7 TIL Abraham Lincoln had strabismus, aka a “lazy eye”. His left eye was said to roll upwards when he was tired or exited.
PYMow TIL (Adjusted for inflation) Germany's military Budget in WW2 at its peak was smaller than the Current US Budget by about 33%.
BlOe TIL Hippos have red sweat that is frequently mistaken for blood
kOnZg TIL that until 2012 the U.S. state of North Dakota wasn't technically a state due to an error in their state constitution which lacked the required oath of office to qualify for statehood.