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TIL George Lucas helped his friend Francis Ford Coppola shoot and edit The Godfather.

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xVnjb TIL about Salps - a jellyfish relative. They asexually reproduce chains of clones who are all female, which then detach and breed sexually. After giving birth to a single asexual offspring they become male, while the offspring starts the cycle over.
5Y88B TIL J Dilla suffered from thrombocytopenic purpura (a rare blood disease). It was not widely known how serious his condition was until his 2005 European tour, when he performed from a wheelchair.
kXEe TIL that Andorra declared war on Germany during WW1, but didn’t send any soldiers because they didn’t have an army. At the Treaty of Versailles, Andorra was forgotten and technically remained at war with Germany, until the two countries declared peace in 1958.
j6rJM TIL of the lituya bay mega tsunami in 1950’s Alaska. The waves reached for a time a height of over 1,700 feet tall!
XwnR TIL Isaac Asimov, commonly known for his science fiction writing, published a 1300 page “Guide to the Bible”, explaining historical,geographical, and political influence on the book as well as biographical information.