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TIL Some Star Wars fans believe Chewbacca and R2-D2 Are Secret Rebel Agents

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6xgQ TIL a team sets up a polling booth in an isolated forest in India each election so that a lone priest who lives there can vote, because the Election Commission mandates that no voter should “ordinarily travel more than 2km to reach the booth.”
8ewg8 TIL that in the 1980s, Tom Fogerty, rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival, underwent back surgery, and was given a blood transfusion that was not screened for HIV causing him to become infected with the virus. He later contracted AIDS and died from tuberculosis.
9YmV6 TIL that caterpillar-damaged plants protect themselves by attracting parasitic wasps. Studies have shown that a variety of plants, when injured by herbivores, emit chemical signals that guide natural enemies to the herbivores.
j6dAR TIL there are neighboring African tribes that are more genetically diverse to one another than any 2 countries of the 141 countries outside of Africa are to each other.
YkYP TIL there is an online black market where you can buy nearly any illegal drug. The governement can do NOTHING about it.