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TIL the last actor to win two consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards was Tom Hanks with wins in 1993 (Philadelphia) and 1994 (Forrest Gump). Neither of the 2023 Best Actor and Actress winners were nominated for 2024.

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7OYP TIL that the assassins of Japanese Prime Minister, Inukai Tsuyoshi, had originally planned to assassinate Charlie Chaplin who was a guest in his house, hoping to trigger a war with the USA. Chaplin, however, escaped this fate as he had gone for a sumo wrestling match.
78ZD7 TIL that the British won a significant naval victory after the Battle of Yorktown in the Caribbean, called the Battle of the Saintes, which returned their advantage at sea. This had a major impact on the post-American Revolution peace treaty giving the British much better terms.
5V7Pr TIL A shipyard worker set a fire aboard a nuclear submarine, causing $450M worth of damage because he was suffering from an anxiety attack and had no vacation or sick leave remaining. He was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $400 million in restitution.
5O5Q TIL that when the pope used to be elected, he would sit in a chair with a hole cut into it with his balls dangling from it. A young cardinal would then fondle them and declare “He has two balls, and they are well hung.” This was to ensure the pope was not a woman in disguise
KYWN4 TIL that the Makkah Royal Clock Tower stands 601 meters and is the centerpiece of the Abraj Al Bait Complex of seven luxury hotels which overlook the Kaaba and Holy Mosque, the focus of pilgrims performing Umrah and Hajj. The clock hosts the Makkah Time, a time signal to unify the Islamic world.