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TIL that Paul Thomas Anderson was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Inherent Vice

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788mp TIL That the term 'Jadotville Jack' was used to describe members of A Company 35th Batallion Irish Army. The term was in reference to the unit's forced surrender after a siege from a numerically superior mercenary force and the Irish government/UN's refusal to decorate any survivors of the battle.
DQmOj TIL the mass deformities reported in frogs during the 90's were primarily caused by a parasite infecting tadpoles
mnXp TIL in 1994, a convicted murderer was granted a retrial after it came to light that four of his jurors had used a Ouija board to consult the victim before rendering a verdict.
mxmOp TIL that the last Ottoman Sultan spent the first 56 years of his life as a captive in a room known as “The Cage” before ascending to the throne. The purpose of the practice was to confine rival male heirs.
NDRJ TIL In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat.