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TIL - John Cazale (Fredo from The Godfather) appeared in 5 films, all of which were nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture, with 3 of them winning.

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p87R8 TIL in 2013 a quadriplegic man was awarded $8,000 for a lawsuit filed against Disney for an incident in which he was stuck on “It’s a Small World” for 30 minutes.
8reP TIL in 2014 Congress spent $120 million on tanks even though the Military repeatedly told them they have no use for them. For the second time.
kODZm TIL the father of John Hume, violinist who died in the Titanic, received a bill for his unreturned, rented uniform. The father did not pay.
JYJXk TIL: A Japanese cup of rice is not a cup of rice (sort of)
W7o54 TIL that moslem women are not allowed to fast during their period. They are also not allowed to pray or enter a mosque. (Patriarchy at it's best?)