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TIL there is an asteroid named after Tom Hanks. It's called "12818 Tomhanks" and orbits the Asteroid Belt in between Mars and Jupiter.

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epyd6 TIL about the Olympus Scandal centering around Japanese camera maker Olympus hiding massive investment losses totaling $1.7 billion through an elaborate accounting fraud that lasted for at least 13 years before being exposed in 2011
69oEm TIL the Norwegian Lundehund is a breed with 6 toes that is so flexible it can bend its head all the way back touch it's own spine and can splay it's legs 90 degrees to its sides
GOEj TIL There’s a Norwegian news site that makes readers pass a test proving they read the article before being allowed to comment on it
gMad4 TIL before his death, Fidel Castro's last wish was to avoid being a "personality cult"; because of this, Cuba prohibits the use of Castro's name in the names of "institutions, parks, streets and other public places, as well as any honorary titles or medals."
G4EE TIL of the Barkley Marathons, a race so intense and difficult that only 14 people have finished it since its inception in 1986.