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TIL that Tom Hanks is related to Mister Rogers and 16th US President Abraham Lincoln

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rNKwd TIL of boxing trainer Charley Goldman who turned Rocky Marciano from a rookie fighter, into an undefeated heavyweight.
DQn8J TIL The town of Dish, Texas was renamed in 2000 as part of an agreement with the cable company and provided residents free TV service and a DVR
VM0d0 TIL The Russian tried to dig a hole through the Earth's crust in the 1970's. They reached 40,318 feet deep before they stopped. It is still the deepest hole humans have ever dug.
D1REv TIL that in 1823 Martin Van Buren's vice president proposed in the US Senate that the government fund an expedition to the center of the Earth. His "pet project" was soundly defeated, garnering 25 votes total.
DZ4D TIL that Namibia auctioned off the rights to kill a rare black rhino for $350,000; the rhino was too old to breed and could’ve endangered other members of the herd.