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TIL earlier this year, Star Wars was translated into Navajo, becoming the first major motion picture to be translated into any Native American language.

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9wpwD TIL of Peter Bergmann, aka the Irish Somerton man, a mysterious man who was found dead on a beach in Sligo, Ireland in 2009 with no ID, no documentation and no money, who had given a fake name and address at the hotel he was staying. He has never been identified.
Xva6 TIL On ‘Three’s Company’, John Ritter’s scrotum was briefly visible through his boxer shorts. John Ritter told the NY Observer when asked him about the controversy “I’ve requested that Nickelodeon air both versions, edited and unedited, because sometimes you feel like a nut, and sometimes you don’t”
4mQN TIL that TMZ stands for “Thirty Mile Zone”, a term coined in the 60’s, and represents the physical center of the movie business and the entertainment industry
6E8kw TIL about a procedure called ”tooth in eye surgery”, where the patient’s tooth is removed, a tiny lens is inserted into it, and the tooth is the put inside the patient’s eye. It’s only used for rare cases of corneal blindness and only a few operations take place each year.
8e0l4 TIL that in 1995, scientist Alan S. Waggoner first used fluorescence microscopy to observe DNA behavior in living cells. This technique revolutionized cellular biology by allowing real-time visualization of genetic processes, greatly advancing our understanding of molecular biology.