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TIL that Sylvester Stallone holds the record for the most Raspberry awards nominations with a whopping 14 nominations for worst actor and a further 3 for worst supporting actor beating Nicolas cage and Kevin Costner This is the same actor who acted in best picture winning Rocky as well as Rambo.

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R7Zk1 TIL that a guy stole £26 million in gold, killed a policeman who was investigating him and got acquitted of the murder before going to jail for the robbery, then he got released after seven years only to kill a guy in a road rage incident and get sentenced to life.
EgxGP TIL that during the 1976 British drought, standpipes were installed on streets of many districts which dispensed water. Each standpipe became a watering hole for 20 households when mains water supply was cut off. During this time, the slogan “Save Water, Bath with a Friend” became very popular.
Y7x9Z TIL Dabitum, a slave-girl during the Old Babylonian period (c. 1900–1600 BC), is known today for her letter to her slave master concerning a miscarriage, which she wrote either herself or with the help of a scribe, to the absent father to communicate the distressing news and beg for help
88NZ TIL the worlds largest pool covers 20 acres, holds 66 million gallons of water and has a 115 foot deep end
9mb7 TIL that above 70 Manhattan Project scientists signed a petition(Szilard Petition) to President Truman to beg that the bomb should not be used on a civilian population in Japan.