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TIL late artist HR Giger decorated his house like his art and included a haunted train ride and a penis guillotine

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8aGE8 TIL Tom Hanks refused to get paid for his roles in Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan, preferring to take percentages of the movies’ worldwide total gross instead. He got almost $60 million from Forrest Gump, and between $30 million and $40 million from Saving Private Ryan.
mxDax TIL that in 2017 "Killer Mike" (of Run The Jewels fame) was awarded a day in his honor on July 17th in Atlanta. Additionally fellow Atlanta rapper "Big Boi" suggested he run for Mayor of the city
VMmYm TIL a musician, Sivu, who did his entire music video in an MRI machine.
PgxO TIL that the Danes saved almost all Danish Jews during WW2
Oba4 TIL The D-day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was so violent the film should have received an NC-17 rating, however received an R rating due to the “masterpiece exception.”