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TIL that the word "Ewok" was not once spoken in the entirety of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. The only time the word appeared was in the credits.

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bERp TIL some Spartans were expected to have male lovers, but purely physical relationships between males was condemned by the state. Instead the older lover was expected to act as the guardian and guide during the younger lover’s military training.
W7Jpd TIL Domingo Ghirardelli was so upset that a Catholic priest did not do last rites for his daughter that he smuggled his family's bodies out of the local Catholic cemetery and moved them to a mausoleum decorated with a prominent Masonic emblem above the door.
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R7vLQ TIL that when bonobos come upon a new food source, the increased excitement usually leads to communal sexual activity—presumably to decrease tension and encourage peaceful feeding.