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TIL Kenneth Branagh is the only person to have ever been nominated for seven different Academy Award categories including director, actor, and adapted screenplay

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Oo9og TIL about Carlos Kaiser, who managed to have a nearly 20-year career as a professional football (soccer) player despite rarely playing and never scoring. He faked injuries or got himself ejected to avoid having to play but still became a fan favorite. “Life,” he said, “is marketing.”
woj6W TIL bee suits are customarily white because by wearing white, a beekeeper can approach and open the hive without the bees becoming defensive and attacking as bees dislike dark coloured animals.
epKxb TIL that in the 1930s, the most famous model in the world was a mannequin named Cynthia who was sent dresses from top fashion houses, jewelry from Tiffany and Cartier, and was even invited to the wedding of the Duke of Windsor Edward and Wallis Simpson.
4an6 TIL that the term “Big Bang theory” was first coined by astronomer Fred Hoyle on a BBC radio programme in March 1949. Hoyle was a prominent critic of the theory.
nxeo TIL that in Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation