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TIL that Keira Knightley was in Star Wars Episode 1 "The Phantom Menace." She played Sabe, Queen Amidala's double/decoy. She was 12 years old at the time of shooting.

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woo07 TIL of US Colonel John Stopp who conducted a series of G-Force tests in the late 40’s and early 50’s. He holds the world record for most G’s pulled on land, after traveling 632mph (1017 km/h) on a sled track in New Mexico on Dec 10, 1954. Stopping in 1.4 seconds he experienced 46.2 Gs
mLNv TIL that if a female Great White Shark was born during the filming of Jaws 3D (1983), it would only now be able to start reproducing. Great Whites are estimated to take thirty-three years to reach sexual maturity.
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