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TIL Bong Joonho has won every Korean film award he's ever been nominated for. 55 out of 55.

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P1pDE TIL that on Friday, October 13, 2084, there will be a full moon
91QM TIL that the Romans substituted real criminals into plays for punishment, so if a character died in the play’s story or plot, a real criminal would die on stage.
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