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TIL Carrie Fisher was only 20 years old when the original Star Wars was released in 1977.

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oBArr TIL Dictatus papae, 27 powers arrogated to the pope, including papal supremacy, such as: Only the Pope can with right be called "Universal". All princes shall kiss the feet of the Pope alone. His name alone shall be spoken in the churches. His title is unique in the world. No one may judge him.
6EwaX TIL that Japan has vending machines that dispense used women’s underwear, puppies, slushees, and other very unique items.
L5Y0 TIL That out of the 120,000 apps in Blackberry App World 47,000 of them are made by one developer
M7OyB TIL the UK equivalent of the dollar store is called "Poundland".
E1XXw TIL John Cage's 4'33" composition in which no instruments are played was partially inspired by a visit to a sound-proof chamber at Harvard University. Expecting to hear complete silence, he instead heard the sounds of his own body functioning—therefore realizing the "impossibility of silence."