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TIL That in June 2005, 3 movies based on the HG Wells novel War of the Worlds all came out in the same month

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PY9GL 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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