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TIL that George Lucas told Carrie Fisher not to wear a bra under her white dress in Star Wars A New Hope "because nobody wears underwear in Space".

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RxXj TIL there is a Lego secret vault that holds nearly every lego set ever produced.
gMJe9 TIL a railroad baron built a 40-foot fence around his neighbor's property out of spite
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