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TIL that the shortest performance to ever be nominated for an acting Oscar was just 2 minutes and 19 seconds of screentime, performed by Hermione Baddeley in 'Room at the Top' (1959).

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JYoaV TIL that Henry Bessemer, the engineer largely credited with the invention of modern steel, also invented or contributed to embossed postage stamps, long sheets of plate glass, military weapons, and a method for extracting sugar from sugar cane. He eventually earned nearly 130 patents
pY9Db TIL having at least one child decreases your suicide risk by 64%. Mothers with 3 children or more have a 93% decreased risk.
l77VN TIL that there is a power station in Greenwich which formerly powered London's trams and is now the central emergency power supply for London Underground, in case of loss of power from the National Grid
jwNN TIL Grado Labs headphones has never advertised once in its entire 61 year history. It has instead relied on word of mouth from audiophiles.
ANrVw TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza is not the one with the ‘cap’, but rather the one behind it in most pictures. There is only a 6ft/2m height difference between the two.