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Z8Blp TIL that when Hattie McDaniel became the first black person to win an Academy Award (for her performance in "Gone with the Wind") in 1940, she was seated at a segregated table at the side of the room
5WX9 TIL that guests visiting Bill Gates’ $63 million home are given a pin to wear that automatically adjusts the temperature, lighting, and music of a room when they enter
Bg0wb TIL students once made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England. A 2023 study found that it had a murder rate 4-5x higher than that of London or York & 50x higher than current rates in 21st century English cities. The mix of young male students & booze was often a powder keg for violence.
e0gjE TIL Michael J. Fox’s actual middle name is Andrew
ne81P TIL Coca-Cola has a medical application. It is sometimes used for the treatment of gastric phytobezoars (trapped mass in the gastrointetsinal system). In about 50% of cases studied, Coca-Cola alone was found to be effective in gastric phytobezoar dissolution.