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TIL Weird Al turned down a $5 million beer endorsement deal. He thought it was ethically wrong because a lot of his fans were young and impressionable.

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9nW6 TIL that Scientology used to sponsor race cars in the 1980’s
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nQK9 TIL that after poachers kill large mammals the presence of vultures overhead can warn rangers that a kill happened. So the poachers poison the carcasses for the vultures. This is causing a large decline in the vulture populations and leading to increased levels of disease.
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Oow44 TIL Daniel Day Lewis is the only actor in history to win three Academy Awards for Best Actor. He was nominated for six, winning half. Also, he has won 139 acting awards in total, with 212 nominations. He won 43 awards for his performance in "There Will Be Blood" alone.