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TIL That STAR WARS is much inspired by the US as the empire, from its role during the Vietnam war. The second source recently put this view into context for me, I'll put it in the comments.

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ny9P TIL that when the African Grey parrot N'kisi first met Jane Goodall, he recognized her from a photograph and asked “Got a chimp?” It is claimed that this was a possible display of a sense of humor.
4kNo TIL the insult “Douchebag” was originally a derogatory term for women who were promiscuous.
Bgdxy TIL about the Brocken spectre, the shaddowy figure that appears when a low sun is behind a climber who is looking downwards into mist from a ridge or peak
M7gA8 TIL that 'The Omega Man' (1971) has among the first interracial kisses in film, between Charlton Heston and Rosalind Cash. When Whoopi Goldberg asked Heston about the kiss in 1992 on her talk show, Heston leaned in and kissed a pleasantly surprised Goldberg.
xVa47 TIL of the Prince Rupert's Drop, created by dripping molten glass into cold water. Capable of shattering bullets on impact and withstanding the blow of a hammer, this "glass droplet" is characterized by its incredibly high residual stress.