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TIL that in “The Empire Strikes Back”, director George Lucas used Norwegian mountain rescue skiers as Echo Base troops on Hoth. To thank them for their participation, Lucasfilm made a large donation to the Norwegian Red Cross.

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pYoON TIL that demand for semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) in 2024 forced Novo Nordisk to run factories 24/7, 365 days a year, hire 10,000+ workers, and spend $6B on expansion. New UK prescriptions were also halted due to shortages.
n0br TIL that Poe Dameron was supposed to die in The Force Awakens and therefore Oscar Isaac wasn’t sure, if he should accept the role. When Isaac finally wrote Abrams: “Okay. I’ll do it!”, he replied: “Never mind. I’ve figured it out. You’re in the whole movie now.”
LbKP TIL of a homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant and refuse to pay for it in order to be sent to prison where he would receive 3 meals a day and a clean bed. He refused to commit more serious crimes to get longer sentences as he did not want to hurt anyone.
nmmb TIL there was a pornographic parody of the british show “Doctor Who” called Dr. Loo and the Filthy Phalek where Dr. Loo travels through time and space in a TURDIS, a time machine disguised as a public toilet and she and her trusty female shagbot get into numerous sexual adventures.
d8R7d TIL that chocolate chip cookies were an accident, created by Ruth Wakefield when her inn ran out of baker’s chocolate in 1937, so she had to supplement her cookies with regular chocolate that didn’t melt in the oven.