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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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Y7L1x TIL Stand Watie was the only Native American Confederate General leading a Native American force they were the last Confederate force to surrender. Finally surrendering on the June 23rd 1865, 75 days after Robert E. Lee surrendered.
kp5 TIL that philosopher al-Jahiz (c. 776-869) was one of the first Muslim biologists and philosophers to develop an early theory of evolution.
ANpKl TIL that in 1991, U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Mike Basham learned that Salomon trader Paul Mozer had been submitting false bids in an attempt to purchase more treasury bonds than permitted by one buyer during the period between December 1990 and May 1991. Salomon was fined $190 million.
D1D7D TIL that the first documented use of toilet paper is from the 6th century iN China. By early 14th century, they were manufacturing toilet paper at the rate of 10 million packages (ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 sheets) annually. It wasn't until 1857, toilet paper was commercially available in the US.
D1Mv TIL the dolphin who played Flipper committed suicide and there are other cases of captive dolphins doing the same.