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TIL - Tobacco companies knew the smoking - lung cancer link in 1930s and engaged in a coordinated coverup until at least 2000. The were finally convicted of Racketeering in 2006 in United States v. Philip Morris (and appealed to the Supreme Court)

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GAXOG TIL New Zealand rock band changed their name from Shihad to Pacifer in Jan 2002 to avoid being mistaken for the term Jihad which was a term heard often due to the events of 9/11. 'Shihad' had not long attempted to break into the American market when the attacks took place.
9w5OX TIL the film "North" actually beat "Forrest Gump" in an awards show category ("Best Performance by a Youth Actor Co-Starring in a Motion Picture")
jOBp TIL Christoph Waltz received a total of 15 nominations for his roles in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained. He won 11 of these, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and the BAFTA Awards for BOTH films.
jNK8n TIL that most natural diamonds are between 1 billion and 3.5 billion years old and were formed at depths between 150 and 250 kilometers (93 and 155 mi) below the surface.
Ovwe TIL J.R.R. Tolkien started the Hobbit while grading examination papers. He found a blank page in one of the exams. Suddenly inspired, he wrote the words, “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”.