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TIL Tom Hanks wanted to be in a superhero movie, but was never offered any roles. He specifically wanted to be the Flash.

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Ood8Y TIL Einstein was unknowingly in a love affair with a Soviet spy for 4 years. Despite an FBI record stored in 14 boxes, or 1,427 pages, by the time he died, nothing was ever discovered of the relationship
xD0b TIL There is a theory in anthropology that memes are “organisms” that compete for survival and spread like viruses
kJdx7 TIL Federico da Montefeltro lost one of his eyes in a tournament so he had the bridge of his nose removed to increase the field of vision of his remaining eye.
5YBXR TIL In the 300 BC the Greek mathematician Aristarchus created a formula capable of accurately calculating the distance of the Sun from Earth.
lZ6V TIL that Auroville an experimental township in India has its own political system, it’s own laws and with no currency, still a sustainable economy. There are currently 2345 people who live in harmony above all creed , all politics and all nationality. It’s main purpose is to realize human unity.