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TIL that Topher Grace of ‘That 70’s Show’ edited all three 'Star Wars’ prequels into one condensed film that has been highly praised as a better version.

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grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.
yZZl TIL In 1933 Soviet Russia dumped 6200 people on an island in Siberia and left them with only flour for food, a small amount of tools and no shelter. A month later 4000 of them were dead.
kMoB China is the most irreligious country on Earth. As of 2012, a whopping 87.4% of residents claim no interest or relevance in religion whatsoever.
xVYKw TIL about Diego the Hood Island giant tortoise, who was one of the 15 individuals of his kind that were left in 1976. Through a captive breeding effort, he fathered 900 offspring which helped increase the wild population to 2,000. Last year, he was released back into the wild.
loVgA TIL The Stonewall Inn was owned by the US Mafia