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TIL that a man was able to survive solely on beer and water for 46 days

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n5PB TIL That Alec Guinness negotiated a deal for his salary as Obi Wan Kenobi with George Lucas by deciding he would receive 2.25% of the total profits made by the entire “Star Wars” franchise, which in total is roughly $60 Million dollars
oReWA TIL French bread is not from France
GYNwJ TIL that in 1988 the Australian Parliament "borrowed" the original copy of the Australian Constitution from Britain (it was originally a British Act of Parliament) and simply never gave it back.
LQQZr TIL that ~10% of the population has a congenital spine abnormality.
VR9p TIL There is a condition where two people can share the same hallucinations