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TIL - The stormtrooper, who was mindtricked by Rey, was Daniel Craig

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R7Jl6 TIL that Japanese POWS provided a vast wealth of information during WWII. This was because most Japanese soldiers were unaware of the rights they retained as prisoners under the Geneva convention. Many also felt indebted to American troops for the courteous treatment they received.
GA70J TIL that during filming of The Passion Of the Christ (2004), Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning, accidentally scourged, had his shoulder dislocated, and suffered from pneumonia and hypothermia.
OoL9L TIL that a longstanding custom in Denmark for people who are still unmarried by their 25th birthday is to have their friends and family tie them to a lamppost and douse them in cinnamon. If in 5 years they're still unmarried, this gets upgraded to pepper.
jNa6a TIL there are children in Kosovo named "Tonibler", named after Tony Blair for his support of the 1999 NATO bombing in Yugoslavia.
OPGL TIL of the ESPN show Playmakers. It was their first original drama series depicting the lives of an American football team. Despite high ratings, the show was cancelled after 11 episodes due to pressure from the NFL, who thought the show negatively portrayed pro football players