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TIL that Vin Diesel sent Steven Spielberg a video of his self-directed short movie with a letter about his admiration for the director. Spielberg then specifically wrote a role in Saving Private Ryan for him.

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QNMw9 TIL that wild almonds contain deadly amounts of cyanide. The almonds we enjoy today are from a genetic mutation that reduced the production of amygdalin that makes wild almonds bitter and poisonous.
xVVkb TIL that a Catholic cannot join any Masonic organization because membership is a grave sin bars the member from receiving Communion
VMNvB TIL the capital of Tajikistan is named Dushanbe, which literally translates to “Monday.” It was also briefly named Stalinabad (“Stalin’s Paradise”) during the reign of the USSR.
oBAYE TIL about Leo Major, a Canadian Soldier that liberated the Dutch town of Zwole from the Nazis all by himself.
ggn9 TIL that China discovered multiple ancient tombs dating back 1,800 years in the city of Nanjing, only to destroy them by building an IKEA over the site.