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TIL that Star Wars was one of the first films selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in 1989, but it has yet to receive an archival print of the original film. George Lucas tried to submit a "Special Edition" print in 1997, but it was rejected due to its alterations of the 1977 print.

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9L0p TIL that in 1947, the Los Angeles Examiner called the mother of the Black Dahlia murder victim to tell her that her daughter had won a beauty contest. Once they extracted as much information as possible, they revealed that her daughter had actually been found murdered.
OoKo1 TIL that in Chinese/Peking Opera, a character wearing armor with flags on his/her back was meant to represent a general leading an army. Two such characters fighting on stage meant that a battle between two armies was taking place.
VMM6Z TIL that the words celadon, gargantuan, and malapropism, as well as many others are actually characters from stories that later entered common language.
R5DP1 TIL the writer of Unforgiven (1992) was primarily a science fiction writer. He co-wrote: Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, Leviathan, and the fantasy Ladyhawke, while also witting the 1998 sci-fi film Soldier.
0d0PM TIL k-pop phenomenon only happened because Jurassic Park. In early 90s, Korean Government officials issued a report for the president stating the movie revenue was almost equivalent of exporting 1.5 Million Hyundai cars. As a response, the government invested a lot of money in cultural industry.