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TIL after the events of the prequels, Jar Jar Binks becomes a street performer where he was scorned by adults but beloved by the children who came to watch his antics.

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m1GrY TIL while Hitler was signing autographs at the 1936 summer olympics in Berlin, his face was grabbed and forcefully kissed by an American woman. This act reportedly enraged him, leading to the dismissal and demotion of most of his security for failing to stop a middle aged woman from advancing on him
KOmN9 TIL the tradition of spraying champagne after winning a championship was started by Dan Gurney (Team Ford) after the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race. A huge underdog, Gurney thought the "hard-fought victory needed something special" and spontaneously hosed down all gathered, including Henry Ford II
M7Xw7 TIL about Lauri Törni, who served in the Finnish Army, Waffen SS, and US Army. He is the only member of the Waffen-SS buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
9717 TIL of experiments in a high violence neighborhood of Chicago resulted in a 67% drop in shootings…by treating violence like an infectious disease instead of passing legislation or increasing arrests. Similar strategies resulted in 45% drops in other neighborhoods.
pgKQ TIL Kirk Douglas decided to get blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo credited for Spartacus when Kubrick suggested that his own name be used. Douglas found Kubrick’s eagerness to take credit for Trumbo’s work revolting.