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TIL there is a practicing attorney in Detroit named Luke Skywalker

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47VX TIL privacy is different from secrecy. I know what you do in the bathroom, but you still close the door. That’s because you want privacy, not secrecy
jV0E TIL that soldiers in the U.S. military’s psychological warfare department (PSYOPS) used loudspeakers to tempt enemy fighters in Afghanistan into battles they couldn’t win by calling them,“ lady men” and “cowardly dogs”.
VMa60 TIL Bermuda doesn't have any sources of fresh water but is among the most densely populated countries on Earth. .
DQndg TIL that a team of researchers in New Zealand discovered a fossil of the largest ever species of penguin. Based on the size and density of the bones, it's estimated that it would have weighed 154 kgs or 340 lbs
X0XbE TIL Called "the benevolent" due to his well intentioned nature, Ferdinand I of Austria, son of the last holy roman emperor, had to step down due to suffering as many as 20 epileptic seizures per day. When he tried to have sex, he had 5 seizures