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TIL Capybara are eaten during Lent in Venezuela because they are considered “fish” by the Vatican

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NXwGQ TIL Louis B. Mayer created the AMPAS (which runs the Oscars) to curb unions, and created the awards ceremony because "I found that the best way to handle [filmmakers] was to hang medals all over them... If I got them cups and awards they’d kill themselves to produce what I wanted."
nWLbW TIL His Girl Friday (1940) is in the public domain because they didn't renew the copyright, as well the play it is based on had it's copyright expire in 2024. Becasue of this the whole film is viewable on its Wikipedia page in 1080P
9QR6 TIL that the CERN management agreed and signed a legal document that made the web publicly available in such a way that no one could claim ownership of it and that would ensure it was a free and open standard for everyone to use.
R50K1 TIL that as of June 2022, Canada has a land border with Europe. After decades of disagreement – called the 'whisky war' – over who owned the unoccupied Hans Island between the Canadian territory of Nunavut and Greenland, the two governments agreed to split it down the middle.
vP087 TIL that Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won Emmy Awards for Comedy Acting in three different series: The New Adventures of Old Christine (1 Lead Actress award), Veep (6 consecutive Lead Actress awards), and Seinfeld (1 Supporting Actress award).