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TIL that Terry McGovern (voice of Launchpad McQuack) is credited with naming the Wookiees from Star Wars

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LkVDv TIL of Dick Assman, a Canadian gas station employee that was propelled to fame by his name. His father's name was Adolf Assman.
kWW1 TIL that if North Dakota seceded from the U.S., it would be the third largest nuclear power in the world.
ADyK7 TIL in preparation for their proposed invasion of Britain, the Nazis produced a handbook identifying dangerous anti-Nazi institutions in Britain, including Masonic lodges, the Church of England, and the Boy Scouts
rNdZ4 TIL that the con-artist, Frank Abagnale, from Catch Me if You Can, lied about most of the story. His book retelling his "crimes" was the only successful con he ever pulled.
nWPE7 TIL In 1559 King Henry II of France's life was claimed in a jousting accident. This incident immediately ended the practice of jousting for sport among monarchs.