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TIL Abe Vigoda, who played Salvatore Tessio in the Godfather, was not mentioned during the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars after he died.

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OoeP7 TIL the initial survivors of the Flight 123 crash died from delay in the rescue due to nearby American forces being told to stand down and the rescue party waiting until the next morning to begin the search
dyE8 TIL Matt Damon and Marky Mark have a pact to just go with it whenever someone mistakes one for the other.
R5LpQ TIL The Dark Side of the Rainbow is the pairing of the Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon with the film The Wizard of Oz. This produces numerous moments of apparent synchronicity where the film and the album appear to correspond. Members of Pink Floyd denied any intent to connect them.
Y7DBB TIL that in 1966, a boy unknowingly caused an ecological crisis by smuggling and releasing three Giant African Land Snails in Miami, leading to a costly, $1 million, decade-long eradication campaign.
ApEo TIL that the Ziryab (789-857 AD) was a Persian polymath: a poet, musician, singer, cosmetologist, fashion designer, celebrity, trendsetter, strategist, astronomer, botanis, geographer and former slave. Most people have never heard of Ziryab, yet at least two of his innovations remain to this day.