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TIL that George Lucas sued to stop the use of ‘Star Wars’ as a nickname for Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative. He lost.

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7RJZ TIL the song “Chocolate Salty Balls” from South Park reached #1 on the UK singles chart
lOnA TIL it’s possible that Arabs traded with Australia long before Europeans arrived there.
x6j6D TIL that AIDS was initially called GRID - Gay Related Immune Deficiency. It was changed to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome once it was clear that the disease was not confined to the gay community.
N7lDE TIL that "Scared Straight" programs actually have the opposite effect and my even increase delinquent and criminal behavior
Roa9 TIL in the USA, you are statistically about twice as likely to kill yourself rather than be murdered.