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TIL about the History of Central Asia

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QJ1Xd TIL that Michael Caine's stage name was originally Michael Scott, but he had to change his name because that name had already been registered by someone else.
BwZD TIL Peter mayhew (Chewbacca) was required to be accompanied by crewmembers who wore brightly-colored vests while in the forests of the Pacific Northwest filming scenes set on Endor, so as not to be mistaken for Bigfoot and shot.
EYw0 TIL Picasso’s La Reve was bought by Victor Ganz for $7000, over 20 times his monthly rent, then sold for $50 million to Steve Wynn, who put his elbow through it
xV5wB TIL Chimpanzees have been known to steal alcohol, get drunk, then attack humans after mistaking them for monkeys
jpwp TIL when 11y/o Timothy King disappeared during the Oakland County Child killings, his mother made a public plea for the killer to release him, so she could serve his favorite meal, KFC. When his body was found, postmortem showed the last thing he ate was fried chicken.