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TIL that despite having starring in roles in Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Captain Phillips, Sully, Bridge of Spies, and The Post, Tom Hanks has not been nominated for an Oscar for 17 years

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xV9Nk TIL that an 18-year-old girl called Rae Heim ran across America almost entirely barefoot. She only wore shoes on some hard terrain. She ran 3,437.5 miles in 8 months and raised more than $10,000 for charity. She started running barefoot at 16 after breaking a big toe, and kept it up after it healed.
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