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TIL Tom Hanks was the first actor without military service to be inducted as an honorary member into the U.S. Army’s Ranger Hall of Fame in recognition of his portrayal of a WWII Army Ranger company commander in the movie “Saving Private Ryan” and his commitment to honoring those who served in WWII.

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kJaEd TIL that scientists have discovered a species of bacteria called Deinococcus radiodurans, which has earned the nickname "Conan the Bacterium" due to its extraordinary ability to withstand extreme levels of radiation.
WkjbA TIL that Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany
nebaB TIL that blue bananas exist, and they taste like vanilla
aD1Z TIL when Paris Hilton was hosting SNL, cast members took bets at to whether or not she would ask anyone a personal question. Seth Meyers said yes and won when she asked if Maya Rudolph was Italian. As recounted by Tina Fey, who calls Hilton ‘a piece of shit’.
X0Dkk TIL The Glacier Express is the world’s slowest train, taking more than eight hours to travel between Zermatt and St. Moritz in Switzerland