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TIL that the movie Scarface has won NO awards and has even been nominated for a Razzie.

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Adxd TIL there is a fake village devoid of human life on the southern border of North Korea. It is known as a “Propaganda Village” and was used as a decoy to lure South Korean defectors
R7d8a TIL actor Joseph Fiennes was familiar with one of the key filming locations for Best Picture movie Shakespeare In Love (1998) as it was his ancestral home, Broughton Castle. Joseph is the fourth cousin of Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele, who owns the property.
NXOO6 TIL that Battle of Wounded Knee received disproportionate number of Medals of Honor when compared to some other battles and by some is considered a massacre given how many casualties were unarmed woman and children
QyLE TIL the late-President of the University of California described the three purposes of a university are “To provide sex for the students, sports for the alumni, and parking for the faculty.”
4XPdb TIL Lenin's body was embalmed and put on display in his Mausoleum on the Red Square, next to the walls of the Kremlin