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TIL nobody is sure how the academy awards came to be called “Oscars”

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9YJXM TIL The creator of Animal Crossing was inspired to make a game about friendship, family, and community after experiencing loneliness upon moving to a new city.
lobrA TIL of Gabriele Gast, an East German spy who was a high-ranking West German intelligence officer. She spied to continue seeing her lover in East Germany and was never paid for her spy work. However, she later learned that her lover was a professional Stasi seducer who strung her along for 20 years.
v1WL4 Today I learned that the State of Michigan's anthem, "My Michigan" cannot be played without paying royalties until 2032, because the state government never purchased the rights to the song, and the song is still copyright protected.
XExg6 TIL the grandmother of Drew Barrymore, Dolores Costello, spoke with a lisp which affected her transition from silent to talking movies. Her granddaughter, Drew Barrymore, also has a lisp.
j66AE TIL In the first half of the 20th century, state sponsored campaigns dynamited roosting areas, taking large numbers of American Crows. A campaign in Oklahoma from 1934 to 1945 dynamited 3.8 million birds.