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TIL: The record for most Oscars won by an individual belongs to Walt Disney with 22 wins.

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kOvE7 TIL of 'Kodokushi' or lonely death : A Japanese phenomenon of people dying and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time.
GYJNG TIL of the 'Voyager Golden Records' - phonograph records attached to both Voyager spacecraft. The records contain sounds and images e.g. waves breaking, chosen to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find them.
awOmy TIL a dead 13-foot shark, floating in a tank of formaldehyde, was found by a YouTuber while breaking into an abandoned wildlife park in Australia.
19pP TIL that men tend to overestimate women’s sexual intent. This is an adaptive bias in order to have the least amount of missed sexual opportunities
NX818 TIL about Kriss Donald. This 15 year-old was murdered in 2004 by a gang of five men who had been in a fight with White people that week and decided to get collective vengeance against Whites. They found him, kidnapped him, gouged his eyes off, castrated him, stabbed him and finally set him on fire