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TIL the Lord of the Rings cast and crew went to TheOneRing.net's Oscar party instead of the Vanity Fair parties

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Yp7Gx TIL that baby iguanas will sacrifice themselves for their siblings
yVyXa TIL of ‘Project Pigeon’, a WW2 era US funded attempt to train pigeons to guide bombs to their targets. The pigeons were put inside of the bombs and acted as pilots, repeatedly pecking the target displayed through a lens to keep the bomb on course to the target.
nep9G TIL Bhagat Singh Thind gained US citizenship in 1918, only to be stripped of it 4 days later for being Indian. His 2nd attempt had the Supreme Court rule against him. He succeeded in his 3rd attempt. He was also the first turbaned (Sikh) member of the US Army, serving during WWI.
m0po TIL that 2 Japanese Go masters played a match for 4 days straight. At the end the loser vomited blood on the board and died the next day.
VjyG TIL video games are commonly released on Tuesdays thanks to Sonic The Hedgehog