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TIL that the online MMORPG "Star Wars: The Old Republic" held a massive memorial after the death of Carrie Fisher. Among the efforts, Sith players would hold off NPCs so that weaker players could get through, and one player even made a new character in Leia's likeness so people could pay respects.

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P1O4g TIL of a compliance car, an alternative fuel vehicle made solely for meeting environmental regulations. Typically they are only sold in certain jurisdictions and produced in low quantities. Examples include the GM EV1 and the Fiat 500e
Z8pVY TIL of the Seasteading Institute, dedicated to creating floating, sovereign nations in international waters.
5VOlP TIL that the Egyptian Mau is the oldest cat breed in the world, dating back at least 3000 years.
jNEZa TIL that the CIA parachuted hundreds of people into North Korea throughout the 1950s to start resistance networks and, despite never hearing from most of them again, continued to parachute more in until an inquiry in the 1970s questioned the morality of such an initiative.
x6ay7 [TIL] That there is a timelapse of a life from newlyweds to an elderly woman living alone in We Didn't Start the Fire.