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TIL Steven Spielberg was thanked more often than God in Oscar acceptance speeches.

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p8ZLZ TIL broccoli was not naturally occurring, and was created by Italian farmers over 2000 years ago
X0mL6 TIL it's not possible to watch every film ever nominated for Best Picture. Only 2/3 of 1928's The Patriot still exists, and the only complete prints of 1931's East Lynne and 1934's The White Parade are in the UCLA film archive
XEjpk TIL about Pierre Levegh, who attempted to drive the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1952 all by himself. He held a 4-lap lead after 23 hours, but over-revved his engine by breaking a connecting rod, causing him to lose his lead in the final hour.
KOBw6 TIL about Dr. Rodney Marks, an Australian astrophysicist who died from methanol poisoning while working at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. The cause of the fatal methanol poisoning has never been determined. Forty-nine other people were at the base at the time of Marks' death.
OoOPL TIL Nazis built a concentration camp on the isle of Alderney in the British isles