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

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EgvmV TIL a species of ant (Polyrhachis lamellidens) uses other species as slaves. A newly mated queen seeks out a Camponotus japonicus ant colony, sneaks in with stolen pheromones, then kills their queen single-handedly. Workers of the conquered colony raise their new master's brood.
8ebNP TIL that in 2005, Lionel Messi almost played for the Spanish national team, but he declined the offer and waited for Argentina to call him up!
GYwx7 TIL Arctic is not continent, but just region, because it's basically ice floating on water, not landmass like Antarctic
75ZX TIL that Prince Andrew, Duke of York served as a Royal Navy helicopter pilot for two decades. The UK government wanted to prevent him from serving in combat during the 1982 Falklands War, but his mother Queen Elizabeth insisted that Andrew fight. The Duke served in anti-missile decoy, ASW, and SAR.
XEePR TIL Dead Birds were a common theme on Victorian Christmas cards