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TIL the word “Ewok” was never said in Star Wars.
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JYoWv
TIL- Corn silk or ovules are crucial to the growth of kernels. Each kernel has one piece of silk and when the silk is fertilized by a grain of pollen it grows. On average 1000 ovules form per ear and 400 to 600 will survive until harvested.
M1mB
TIL that actors usually snort powdered lactose on set and if they’re lactose-intolerant, then vitamin B powder
ldNK
TIL President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalyn Carter (née Smith), have been married for 70 years.
nemoY
TIL of a cat that served on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Amethyst. The cat received the PDSA's Dicking Medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation.
9eV7
TIL The Half Way to Hell Club was an exclusive club organized by the men who fell from the Golden Gate Bridge during its construction in 1936 and 1937 and were saved by the safety nets.