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TIL that Scientology is considered a commercial enterprise in Switzerland.

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p5yO TIL Han Solo was frozen in carbonite in Empire Strikes Back because Harrison Ford was not yet signed on for Return of the Jedi and the producers were unsure if he would come back.
6EP18 TIL that the white area in the center of ice cubes is a buildup of impurities, mostly sediment and trapped air bubbles. Because freezing starts from the outside in, these materials are pushed to the center of the cube while the pure areas remain clear.
awRnJ TIL that an owl’s eye color tells you when they are most active. Dark eyes mean most active at right, orange eyes mean most active at dusk and dawn, and yellow eyes mean most active during the day..
neZmo TIL James Earl Jones does not appear on screen in his eight movies with the highest domestic box office gross. He provides a voiceover in five Star Wars movies, two Lion King movies, and Adam Sandler’s Click.
LZMV TIL a US army major was discharged for asking if nuclear launch could legally be ordered by an insane president. Legal scholars have since concluded that it can.