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TIL that Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine/The Emperor) was only 39 when he played The Emperor in “Return of the Jedi”

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rRGO4 TIL the "Nigerian Prince scam" dates as far back as the 18th century. Using Nigeria for the scam only started around the '80 in Germany. The reason Nigeria is used is to te repel all but the most gullible people. Funfact: Nigerian scammers call their marks "Maga(s)"
wZ61 TIL there has been more human casualties in the Mexican Narcotics wars than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
nemxo TIL due to volcanic uplift, the beach on Iwo Jima where US troops came ashore in 1945 is now 56ft (17m) above sea level, and the beach where Captain Cook sent his surveying crew ashore in 1779 is now 131ft (40m) above sea level.
NxeM TIL the German Parliament building has a glass dome above it that people can walk over. This is to remind the politicians that government should be transparent, and the people are always above them.
BrY7W TIL William Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller's father and patriarch of the incredibly wealthy family, was a con man and snake oil salesman, and intentionally lent money to impoverished farmers to take their land