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TIL that Boba Fett was originally introduced not in Episode V, but in the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday TV Special.

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0d7bN TIL of the well-traveled goat who sailed with Captain Cook, circumnavigated the globe twice, was one of the first Europeans to visit Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia and was celebrated on her return to England. Truly the GOAT of goats.
OoQQ7 TIL The ability to read mispelled words is not based only on the first and last letter of the word, but also on the overall context and many other psycholinguistic factors. The original meme that made this popular actually used very specific words to show the effect, but it fails for other words.
Oopy6 TIL early versions of the Thompson submachine gun used a "Blish Lock" to hold the action closed. It was based on a theory that two dissimilar metals would resist movement under extreme pressures. The lock had no useful effect on the action and was eliminated in the WW2 redesign of the SMG.
P1OAL TIL Rob Reiner, Richard Dreyfus, and Albert Brooks all went to high school together
xx4B TIL bowling originated as a religious ceremony. A stone was rolled at the Kegel, which represented the Heide (heathen), and those successfully toppling it were believed to have cleansed themselves of sin.