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TIL Steven Spielberg is the most thanked person at the Oscars. Beating family, friends and God.

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e04QE TIL the word ‘space’ was first used to reference the area beyond Earth's sky in John Milton's Paradise Lost in 1667.
x6rxo TIL about Lake Hillier, a saline lake on a small island in Australia that is apparently so salty, the water in the lake is bright pink.
gGrA TIL claw machines have variable PSI strength settings for the claws. They are designed to only allow you to pick up a toy as often as state regulations require.
Orwe TIL in Mandarin Chinese, the word for “kangaroo” translates literally to “bag rat”
VMlr8 TIL that if a pilot ejects above 16,400 feet, sensors in the seat will cause it to free-fall until the air is more breathable, after which the parachute will automatically deploy.