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TIL that according to a study on Academy Award speeches, Steven Spielberg has been thanked more than God.

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awGM9 TIL that the Winnie-the-Pooh media franchise has generated more revenue ($76bil) than Marvel Cinematic Universe ($35bil) and Harry Potter ($32bil) combined.
Qvv9 TIL that Hunter Gatherers experienced far more leisure time and far fewer hours of work than members of modern industrial society
9YP5p TIL that during the Winter War of 1939-1940, Russian tanks and infantry attempted to flank Vyborg by crossing the frozen Gulf of Finland. When Finnish forces were alerted, they fired 12” coastal batteries into the ice. Entire Russian companies disappeared.
GJ54 TIL five years into their ten-year plan, editors of the original Oxford English Dictionary had only reached the word ‘ant’
ZpgMp TIL that Belgians celebrate Kattenstoet, the 'Festival of the Cats', which commemorates a medieval tradition in which cats were thrown from the belfry tower to the town square below. The modern festival involves throwing toy cats followed by a mock witch burning.