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TIL the first time Boba Fett’s name was said on the theatrical screen was in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

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Z8vyQ TIL that Henry Allingham, one of the last surviving veterans of WWI and one-time oldest man on earth, was called away from eating lunch to design the key countermeasure to Nazi magnetic mines - he did this in only 9 days. He attributed his longevity to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women."
e1PE TIL that Willy Brandt, German Chancellor between 1969 and 1974, resigned when it was found out that one of his chief advisors was a spy for the Soviet-controlled GDR
Z6JR TIL One of the most, if not the most, prolific serial killers in American history, continued getting work as a nurse from 1988 - 2003 due to a national nurse shortage even with extensive history of attempted suicide, documented mental instability and accused patient misconduct
epZlJ TIL that in 1958, the U.S. accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on a South Carolina family's backyard. While it wasn’t armed with a nuclear warhead, the conventional explosives detonated, leaving a large crater and damaging the house. Amazingly, no one was killed in what became known as the Mars
XbVr TIL that actress Hedy Lamarr was the first to simulate an orgasm in a non-porno flick & also invented spread spectrum technology, the backbone for fax, wi-fi and cellular networks