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TIL: In 1985, Weird Al predicted that Luke Skywalker would be coming back in the new series - In his song Yoda.. “But I know that I’ll be coming back some day I’ll be playing this part ‘till I’m old and gray The long-term contract I had to sign Says I’ll be making these movies till the end of time”

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