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TIL that TRON (1982) was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt using computers was “cheating”.

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gMp4y TIL in 1978 a group of men stole reels of the movie "The Brink's Job" at gunpoint and demanded a million dollar ransom for it's return. "The Brink's Job" itself was a movie about a heist that occurred 30 years prior, where nearly 3 million dollars was stolen.
R7j7w TIL that while bronze is usually made from copper and tin, it can be made with copper and arsenic instead
4XXb6 TIL An annual "Peeps Eating" contest is held each year at National Harbor in front of the Peeps & Company store. 2017 winner, Matt Stonie of California, ate 255 Peeps in five minutes.
xVOQ0 TIL between 1963 and 1969 The Beatles won the New Musical Express' Vocal Group of the Year poll six times. Their only defeat in these years was in 1966, when The Beach Boys won instead.
v1ROK TIL Brazilian Doctors are Experimenting with Using Tilapia Skin Instead of Human Skin Grafts for Treatment of Severe Burn Victims