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TIL That in 2006 Tom Hanks was inducted as an honorary member of the Army Ranger hall of Fame for his portrayal of Cpt. Miller in the film Saving Private Ryan.

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m1xlR TIL a woman from IN named Linda Darby murdered her husband by poisoning, shooting, and burning his body 1970. Two years into a life sentence, she escaped prison and began a quiet life as Linda McElroy in TN, evading capture for 35 years before being caught again and sent back to prison in 2007.
JK81 TIL that Picasso made his two mistresses wrestle to see who should be his lover
KYARR TIL Twentieth Century-Fox used its profits from its film Star Wars to buy the Pebble Beach Golf Course in May 1979.
l770r TIL that Bermuda has no natural water source. Each house collects rainwater using white, stepped roofs.
77Ex TIL Hattie McDaniel, the first African American Oscar winner, was required to sit at a segregated table; her white agent, William Meiklejohn, sat at the same table. The hotel hosting the ceremony had a strict no-blacks policy, but allowed McDaniel in as a favor.