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TIL as a nod to Spielberg - who placed a kid wearing Yoda costume in his movie E.T. - George Lucas made E.T.’s race a part of the Galactic Senate in Phantom Menace

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KObJJ TIL that in the US, production of alarm clocks was allowed in 1944, despite them containing brass needed for war materials, because workers kept missing their shifts due to a critical alarm clock shortage.
PY9GL TIL that despite having starring in roles in Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Captain Phillips, Sully, Bridge of Spies, and The Post, Tom Hanks has not been nominated for an Oscar for 17 years
grva9 TIL that in Medieval England all freemen were required by law to own weapons and armor based on their wealth. This ranged from a simple gambeson and iron cap for the poorest, to a mail shirt and helmet for the wealthiest.
5YKaQ TIL Female Golden Eagles , are used by Mongolian shepherds to defend against wolves.
X0ZlP TIL that the reason we think of Neanderthals as hunched over and primitive is because one of the first skeletons we found was 40 years old and had arthritis