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TIL that the film Tron (1982) was not nominated for any visual effects Oscars because the Academy considered using computers to create environments and effects to be "cheating."

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W7gEB TIL your old social media posts can reveal more than you think – even if they're years old. We all have those cringe-worthy Facebook rants or questionable tweets from years ago. But did you know that even seemingly harmless old posts can offer a surprising amount of insight into Personalities
R79m7 TIL a bit of composite material could greatly inhibit the spread of germs among air travelers, who come in contact with some 3 billion others annually.
EEBx TIL India and USA were the only two contingents that did not salute Hitler during the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin games
x6Nnk TIL about the Nichoria bone. A fossilized thigh bone belonging to an immense extinct mammal and found by the ancient Greeks. Believing the bone belonged to a giant, the Greeks venerated it. Thought to be long lost, it was rediscovered in Duluth, Minnesota.
GPY1 TIL more people have died drowning in molasses than died by coyote attacks.