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TIL the Academy Award for ‘Best International Film’ is given to the submitting country. The filmmakers are not considered Oscar-winners.

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m1rwE TIL the first 100k pressings of "Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf" for the Playstation contained a playable version of Southpark's "Jesus vs. Santa". After discovering the file, EA recalled all copies and issued new ones
d8ydE TIL a blue whale’s age is determined by its ear wax
x6pdw TIL in World War I, German and French soldiers would sometimes display "live and let live" behavior. Sometimes soldiers would refuse to target the other side and at other times they would fire weapons ceremoniously and with no intent to harm the enemy
awxaN TIL NBC cancelled the scifi sitcom "ALF" in 1990 to make room for the Will Smith sitcom "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", leaving the show on a cliffhanger that never got resolved.
awgwM TIL 50% of the calories Americans consume come from nutrient-depleted, ultra-processed foods, including refined flours and industrial seed oils. A recent study indicates that US children and adults have high rates of deficiency of vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, E, and folate, as well as the mineral iron