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TIL Marcia Lucas (née Griffin) was the only Lucas to win an Oscar for Star Wars (editting). She largely influenced pivotal scenes in Ep. 4, 5, & 6; but has been downplayed since her divorce with George.

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J1DJj TIL The Martians were a group of Hungarian scientists from the early 20th century. The name comes from Leó Szilárd joke answer as to why there was no evidence of intelligent life outside of earth, "They are already here among us – they just call themselves Hungarians."
78JBL TIL glass sponge could live as long as 15,000 years. Meaning oldest living glass sponges were around before human built any permanent structure on Earth
p8Odb TIL Lufthansa is the world's largest purchaser of caviar, buying about 5% of world production.
loPa7 TIL KGB and CIA tried to honey trap Indonesia's first President only to learn he was delighted by the tapes that came out and wanted copies for himself.
WN5o TIL There was a giant log jam that blocked the Red River in Arkansas until the 1800’s. At one point, it was 165 miles long.