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TIL Spirited Away director Hayao Miyazaki won every award he was nominated for from 1979 to 1998.

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Ayja TIL that George Lucas has detailed knowledge of ‘Star Trek’. When actor Clint Howard auditioned for Lucas, the first thing the director said was “Balok, 'Corbomite Maneuver’”, a role Howard had played as a child 15 years earlier. The amazed Howard later said he wanted to yell “get a life” at Lucas.
9YA1X TIL that rainbow are actually in shape of a full circle. We just can't see the whole round because our surrounding land gets in the way. But if we stand in a higher altitude than our surrounding as well as the sun we can actually see the whole rainbow.
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VgOD TIL that the globally accepted “pirate” voice, lexicon, and mannerisms are all based on the performance of Robert Newton as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950)