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TIL Christoph Waltz is the only actor from a Quentin Tarantino film to win an Oscar

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5LNR TIL neon light left on for 77 years, which was discovered during renovation of landmark restaurant. The fixture had been walled off and forgotten in a basement nook, where it proceeded to rack up over $17,000 in electrical bills.
8a5VK TIL there are more Americans living in Vancouver, BC than there are in Vancouver, WA
erkL TIL there is a rare fiber called Cervelt that is produced by New Zealand red deer and is softer than cashmere. Only 20 grams of this fiber can be collected yearly per deer and it is used to make luxury socks that cost $1,500 a pair.
e4Y5 TIL that not a single engineer made it off the Titanic: they stayed and kept the power on so others could escape.
JY9oV Today I learned that Yuma High School is the proud home of the Criminals.