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TIL the presenter of the Academy Award for Best Picture is kept secret until the last moment. Jack Nicholson has presented this award a record eight times, followed by Audrey Hepburn and Warren Beatty, each with four presentations.

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8anNL TIL The "California Route" to the summit of Mt Fitz Roy in Patagonia was first climbed in 1968 by five American hippies who called themselves The Fun Hogs. One of them later founded Patagonia (originally called Chouinard, his last name), and another founded The North Face (in '64).
BrQZD TIL the reason goats have rectangular shaped pupils rather than rounded pupils is to protect them from predators. This shape gives them a panoramic view of their surroundings to better see predators sneaking up on them.
VMoem TIL A man is making thousands of pounds selling fresh air from the British countryside to people in China for £80 a jar
PYOwG TIL that the CIA has a secret Heart Attack Gun weapon that can shoot a small poison dart into a person to cause a heart attack almost instantly.
W7vKN TIL That Torula Yeast, an ingredient in many foods including Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts, is a product created by wood pulp production.