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TIL That research has shown that politicians on the Right are better looking than politicians on the Left in Europe, the United States and Australia

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RBn9 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.
j6rZM TIL that the Bible never mentions the forbidden fruit was an apple
6EMpJ TIL that Louisiana's Airline Highway was so named because it runs relatively straight--and only later, two major airports were built alongside it.
b9G5a TIL in The Land Before Time, the dinosaur Rooter consoles Littlefoot after his mother dies. This scene was added at the advice of psychologists to soften the blow, showing that death is something that Littlefoot, and the audience, have to deal with.
R57jl TIL about the Financial Modeling World Cup, which is essentially the World Cup for Competitive excel users. Participants solve real-life case studies by building financial models in Microsoft Excel. $25,000 prize fund.