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TIL that Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was the capital of Portugal in the 19th century

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XEgXD TIL A specie of jellyfish is named Bazinga inspired from the show The Big Bang Theory
yVnKl TIL the most expensive commercial of all time is "Chanel No. 5 the Film" which was released in 2004 and cost $33 million (around $52 million adjusted for inflation). The 3-minute ad starred Nicole Kidman and was directed by Baz Luhrmann.
VBjgm TIL at the 2003 Nickilodeon kids choice awards, in the award for favourite movie : Ice Age, Spider Man 2 and Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets were all beaten by eventual winner Austin Powers: Goldmember
1ppX TIL Daft Punk were admitted into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and were individually awarded the rank of Chevalier, or knight.
xVwNk TIL that at his insistence (citing that it would be "blood money"), all royalties from Schindler's List, that would normally have gone to Steven Spielberg instead are given to the Shoah Foundation which records and preserves written and videotaped testimonies from survivors of genocide worldwide.