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TIL that due to the COVID-19 Pandemic shutting down Broadway in 2020, only four musicals were eligible for Tony Award nominations. Only one actor, Aaron Tveit from "Moulin Rouge!", was nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, but he still could have lost due to the Tony's voting policy.

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wL4MW TIL of Fukushi Masaichi, collector of tattoos taken from the dead. He had acquired these skins by working in a charity hospital, and by offering people money "to finish their tattoos on the condition he could harvest the tattoo when they died."
wo8nM TIL PFC Ralph E. Dias, A US Marine was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic action that occured on November 12, 1969 in Vietnam. Although severely wounded multiple times by enemy fire, he continued to throw grenades at an enemy bunker until it was destroyed and he was mortally wounded.
MroK TIL If a Bald Eagle loses a feather, it will lose the same feather on the other side to remain balanced
awoOo TIL that Chanakya, one of the oldest economist added a tiny bit of poison in the Kings food, without his knowledge, to immunize him from enemy assassination attempts. The King accidently killed his 8 month pregnant Queen by sharing his food.
Y9g7 TIL before South Park, the creators made a short film called Jesus vs. Frosty. A Fox executive saw the film and offered them $1k to make another short (Jesus vs. Santa) as a video xmas card that he could send to friends. The film caught the attention of Comedy Central which led to the creation of SP