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TIL in the earliest version of the Star Wars screenplay, Han Solo was an alien of the Ureallian race with green skin, enormous gills and no nose.

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e04OD TIL that Red Foreman in That 70's Show was supposed to be played by Chuck Norris, but he was unable to make his audition due to scheduling conflicts
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xV7wD TIL JRR Tolkien (Author of the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) would hand-write, illustrate, envelop, seal, stamp letters from "Father Christmas" to each of his children each year.
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