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TIL Oscar Hammerstein II is the only perso to win an Oscar and be named Oscar.

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N7GA6 TIL the Saudi blockade of Yemen has caused 70% of Yemen's population to starve. Over 50k children died of starvation in 2017 alone.
wL1AM TIL straight razor manufacturing almost came to an end, but demand increased after the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall.
VMPwm TIL Horses originated in North-America, but went extinct around the same time the ancestors of the Native Americans arrived (ca. 10 000 years ago).
pO4Q TIL TBS increased the speed of Seinfeld reruns by 7.5% to get an extra two minutes of advertisement
p8LoZ TIL cheating on exams or any other assignment at the University of Virginia is punished by expulsion. There is no lesser punishment.