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TIL that the word “Ewok” was never mentioned in Star Wars.
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TIL no amount of radiation will escape from your microwave oven if you open the door without stopping it first - it takes just 64 nanoseconds to decay to 0.1% [PDF]
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TIL that the creator of Scooby Doo, Iwao Takamoto, learned to animate from fellow prisoners while incarcerated in the Manzinar internment camp for Japanese-Americans during WWII.
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TIL the big island of Hawaii installed special street lights so the Mauna Kea observatory can have the darkest skies possible when stargazing
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TIL Genghis Khan would marry off a daughter to the king of an allied nation. Then he would assign his new son in law to military duty in the Mongol wars, while his daughter took over the rule. Most sons in law died in combat, giving his daughters complete control of these nations
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TIL there are six US states in which you can sue a person for having an affair with your spouse that ends your marriage.