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TIL Gary Sinise & his Lt. Dan Band have performed 600 shows at military bases around the world since 2003

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7ramO TIL the scientist John von Neumann (1903-1957) could by the age of 6, divide two 8 digit numbers in his head and converse in ancient Greek. He published over 150 papers during his lifetime, and is considered by many to be among the most intellegent humans to have ever lived.
7rMPb TIL after being traded since 1961, Pork Bellies were de-listed from the stock exchange in 2011 due to low trading volumes. Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice is on the verge of being de-listed too.
5wBP TIL Nevada is the owner of the mcfarthest spot: the spot in US that is the most distant from a McDonalds. The nearest McDonalds is 115 miles from the spot.
J1nOV TIL A missing pet tortoise was found in the attic 30 years later, alive and well
P4xe TIL that Starfish Prime was the largest man made nuclear explosion in outer space.