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TIL the oldest company in the world has been operating since 578 AD

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y45V TIL Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side, All About Steve) is the only woman to receive an Oscar and a Razzie (for Worst Actress) in the same year. Being a good sport, she collected her Razzie in person and won her Oscar the following night.
BGkk TIL Conan O'Brien and friends dressed like construction workers and started tore up a street. Conan called city police and reported his crime. Then he called the state police and reported that college students were dressed as police and harassing construction workers. Both forces arrive to arrest each other.
6RpJ TIL that the NY Mets still owe Bobby Bonilla $1.2 million per year until the year 2035. His last appearance in a game was 14 years ago.
lJO7 TIL Rugrats is filled with Doctor Who easter eggs, and It is speculated that Tommy is based on The Doctor. (Think Screwdriver)
eb7k TIL a scientist from Utah used his obituary to confess that not only had he never graduated from college or got a Ph.D, but that he never even learned what Ph.D stood for.