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TIL in the movie Forrest Gump, the girl on the school bus who refuses to let Forrest sit next to her is played by Elizabeth Hanks, the daughter of Tom Hanks.

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ON4Y TIL scientists recently discovered a pregnant dinosaur for the first time, allowing us to learn about egg laying and gender differences in dinosaurs
1alB8 TIL during the protests in Egypt in 2011, the government shut down four out of five ISPs to suppress protests, but then reversed its decision, because it turned out more people came onto the streets in the absence of internet access.
pYPv8 TIL In 1989, Sherman Hemsley, the actor who played George Jefferson on sitcoms The Jeffersons and All In The Family, was also a jazz keyboardist- and he released a single, "Ain't That a Kick in the Head." This was followed in 1992 by Dance, an album of rhythm and blues music.
8a1GV TIL Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, who played an important part in the Battle of Waterloo, and was instrumental in defeating Napoleon in 1814, suffered a mental breakdown during the war, lost his sight, and believed that a Frenchman had impregnated him with an elephant.
Vgmk TIL: Thomas Jefferson wrote a book called The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth because he believed the pure-principled teachings of Jesus should have been separated from the dogma and abuse of organized religion of the day.