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TIL The Star Wars prequels used computer animation to create legions of Clone Troopers

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OwL7 TIL A one pound onion has 191 calories, a Blooming Onion from Outback Steakhouse has 1954 calories.
kOWde TIL that Sammy Byrd is the only person to have played in a World Series of baseball and competed in golf's Masters Tournament.
pmXQ TIL at the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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