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TIL that actor Tom Hanks is distantly related to "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host Fred Rogers. Hanks is sixth cousins with Rogers, and they share the same great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Johannes Mefford. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d5qvty/til_that_actor_tom_hanks_is_distantly_related_to/ image
TIL About USS The Sullivans - The first ship in the Navy named after more than one person. It was named after 5 brothers who were killed when their ship was torpedoed in WWII, an event that led to the policy portrayed in Saving Private Ryan. USS The Sullivans itself sunk in 2022 as a museum ship. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czqao1/til_about_uss_the_sullivans_the_first_ship_in_the/
TIL Two Australians invented the electric drill in 1889! Arthur Arnot and William Brain of Melbourne, Australia. Then in 1895 the first portable drill was made by two German brothers. #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czm3as/til_two_australians_invented_the_electric_drill/ image