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TIL that the Ithorian in the cantina from Star Wars has an entire backstory on why he was there

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AWJo TIL Hercules once tricked Atlas into holding the sky using the old “hold this while I tie my shoes” routine
mxvlp TIL the Hoover Dam was made with enough concrete to build a highway from New York to California
nWEZG TIL Wilt Chamberlain is the reason for players to stay behind the foul line when shooting a free throw. In college, thanks to his 7’ height, 7’8” wingspan, and 50” vertical, he would start from top of the key, leap before the foul line, and dunk the ball before he touched the ground in the lane.
1ayw4 TIL actor Eric Bana started his career as an award-winning comedy performer.
R5Bkl TIL between 1990-1994, Bashar Al Assad was an eye surgeon in London and was described as geeky and quiet. His boss and colleagues recalled him as humble and whom nurses thought exemplary in reassuring anxious patients about to undergo anaesthetic.