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TIL that JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire, often seen as a nostalgic tribute to Britain's naval glory, may actually reflect his admiration for progress and modernity challenging the widely held belief that the painting mourns the past

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OoYK6 TIL of Anders Haugen, the only American to ever medal in ski jumping. He finished 4th in the 1924 olympics, but when a historian reviewed the results 50 years later he found a scoring error. Shortly thereafter, Anders went to Norway at 86 years old and was awarded his long overdue bronze medal.
ARgl TIL that following the release of The Godfather, James Caan, who played Sonny, was so closely identified with his role that he won “Italian of the Year” twice in New York, even though he isn’t Italian.
loARB TIL the great piano composer Frédéric Chopin wrote the third movement of his first piano sonata entirely in 5/4 time, a time signature that was extremely rare in classical music of its time.
ANa4w TIL that ‘Shawshank Redemption’, the highest-rated IMDb film of all time, was nominated for seven Oscars - but won none.
pYm1p TIL long after abandoning their cities the Mayan people still exist as a distinct group, and make up 40 percent of Guatemala's population