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TIL 3000 year old honey found in an ancient Egyptian tomb hadn’t spoiled and was still edible.

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a8v7M TIL that an SLR used a prism that utilizes the "true reflection" quality that two mirrors set at a 90-degree angle viewed from 45 degrees demonstrates in order to provide a true image, despite being reflected 3 times.
e05JD TIL that George Lucas wanted the final trilogy to take place in a microbiotic world. It would be shown that creatures called Whills are actually what use the Force and that Jedi only communicate with Whills via their midi-chlorians. His vision for Star Wars was to teach appreciation for ecosystems.
B59K TIL that Hugh Jackman, at 1.90 (6ft3in), stands 30cm taller than Wolverine, portrayed in the comic as 1.60 (5ft3in). When they made X-Men (2000) the filmmakers were forced to shoot Jackman at unusual angles or from the waist up to make him appear shorter, and his co-stars wore platform soles.
xED5 TIL That in the 60s a dolphin that played Flipper in the TV show became depressed and committed suicide.
W7L TIL before Ang Lee directed Brokeback Mountain, Gus Van Sant wanted to make a version starring Matt Damon and Joaquin Phoenix. It never got off the ground, partially because Matt Damon “didn’t want to do a gay cowboy movie right after doing a gay movie and a cowboy movie”.