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TIL George Lucas got the word Jedi from Jidaigeki, which is a Japanese term for Samurai period Drama

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x67x0 TIL Italy has a dozen or so spoken languages, not dialects, although Italians often refer to them as such. Many predate the Italian language, and some are of Germanic and Slavonic origin. While Italian is Italy's national language and spoken by most, many speak their "dialect" in their region.
1lED TIL The plane crash deaths of Stephen Colbert’s father and two brothers was the catalyst for the “sterile cockpit” rule, prohibiting flight crews from participating in any activities or conversation outside of their flying duties while the aircraft is below 10,000 feet
kJeWB TIL the goods and services provided by coral reefs are valued at $2.7 trillion a year.
g744 TIL the head of Detroit public schools graduated from high school with a 1.98 GPA, and took fifteen years to finish college.
pDaO TIL in 2012 a zookeeper licked a monkey’s anus for an hour in order to save the monkey’s life