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TIL after the release of his film Inland Empire, David Lynch campaigned for Laura Dern to get an Oscar nomination by camping on Sunset Boulevard with a 'For Your Consideration' billboard and a live cow.

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be89 TIL the cast of Friends earned at least $88,460,000 over its 10 seasons. EACH. (This does not include syndication royalties negotiated from the 5th season onwards)
x0pD TIL That there is a 30-foot tree trunk known as the “Old Man of the Lake” that has been floating vertically in Oregon’s Crater Lake for nearly 120 years. In 1938 they tracked the tree trunk’s movement and discovered that it had traveled a total distance of over 60 miles in just under 3 months.
xV5m7 TIL that the Guanches, the native people of the Canary Islands, had, despite living on, obviously, islands, no knowledge of constructing boats or navigating them. This led to the development of seven different cultures on the seven Canary Islands.
KOVl4 TIL that British childrens' author Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot during World War Two and shot down five Axis aircraft over Greece and North Africa, qualifying him as a fighter ace.
m1nPo TIL that Portugal once had a dead queen declared as ruler. In the 14th century, after the death of Inês de Castro, King Pedro I posthumously declared her queen and had her crowned, insisting that courtiers pay homage to her corpse at her coronation.