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TIL "Edelweiss" is not the Austrian national anthem or even a folk song. It was written in 1959 for The Sound of Music.

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Wn1o TIL Tom Hanks was not paid his actor’s fee for his role in the movie Forrest Gump. In lieu of a fee, Tom Hanks took percentage points which earned him about 40 million dollars.
jNwdR TIL that a woman named Angela adopted a cat and named her Missy. Missy pawed at Angela's chest and Angela felt that was not right and went to the doctor only to reveal that Angela had cancer. A year later Missy pawed Angela's chest again and tests revealed cancer again.
egrD TIL Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development is actually an albino black man. The writers subtly hinted at this, but the plot line never developed due to Fox cutting the seasons short.
0woDj TIL birth control of any kind for unmarried people was illegal in most states in the US until 1972
78RMx TIL that prior to World War 2 Vidkun Quisling was known for helping Norwegian explorer Fritjof Nansen in humanitarian work for the Russian famine as well as Armenian genocide survivors