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TIL that Earth has a quasi-satellite, incorrectly called Earth’s second moon, that orbits the sun every 364 days.

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GYV0E TIL George Lucas considered an alternative ending to Return of the Jedi. Luke turns to the dark side. He puts on Vader's mask and claims "Now I am Vader. Now I will go and kill the [Rebel] fleet and I will rule the universe"
kOX0B TIL Kishimoto Masashi’s wife was upset that Naruto ended up with Hinata instead of Sakura in the popular Shounen anime.
m156Y TIL that Stephen King allows filmmakers to license one of his non-contract stories for $1! It's referred as "dollar-babies" .
a8vny Today I Learned of the Lost Battalion in WW1, an American unit who was surrounded for 6 days after pushing too far forward into German lines, subject to friendly artillery fire and their only contact was via carrier pigeon
p8NDA TIL that Singaporean photographer Aram Pan has shot a 360° video of driving through the Streets of Pyongyang, North Korea with exclusive permission from the North Korean government