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TIL that Tom Hanks is an avid support of NASA’s manned space programs and originally wanted to be an astronaut, but “didn’t have the math”. He was awarded the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award in 2006 for his contributions to raising public awareness of space programs.

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wLjM TIL that there is a species of lizard that is 100% female. Nicknamed the “Lesbian Lizards”, they still participate in mating rituals in which they mount each other. This stimulates egg production without any gene transfer.
OLYg TIL the American Humane Association withheld its “no animals were harmed…” disclaimer for “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” because the filmmakers accidentally killed several tropical fish while making the movie
p8Y6G TIL Robert Johnson, the co-founder of BET and America’s first African-American billionaire, paid out a massive $400 million to his wife Sheila in a 2002 divorce. The massive settlement was decided by Judge William Newman, Jr., who three years later married Johnson's ex-wife
mxPPO TIL that Italian law states that only products totally made in Italy (planning, manufacturing and packaging) are allowed to use the label Made in Italy compared with "Made in Germany" (all essential manufacturing steps) or "Made in the USA" (virtually all). Abuse is punished by the Italian law.
JY9lm TIL That in London, on Monday 17th of October 1814, over 320,000 gallons of beer gushed out of the factory after several tanks broke. The beer claimed at least 8 people's lives, and countless others would have been iniured.