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TIL The actor who played Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars is Ewan McGregor's uncle.

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mx4oM TIL in the 1920s, a strange disease known as encephalitis lethargica spread throughout the world, effecting 5 million people. It killed 1 million, and many of the survivors were left unable to move or speak, but were conscious and aware. No cure was ever found, and it disappeared by 1926.
BrNAK TIL that Uraba lugens, The Mad Hatterpillar, is a caterpillar that goes around with its old shedded heads stacked on as hats.
eYeL TIL That “Denim”(Jean) comes from Nimes, France. It was therefore originally called serge de Nimes or “fabric from Nimes”. The “serge” soon disappeared and left us with “de Nimes”.
JYaAv TIL an Ethiopian girl was being brutally beaten by 7 men when a pride of lions chased them away. They even stayed with her until help arrived.
j6wOa TIL the Chernobyl power plant continued operating and producing power for 14 years after the infamous disaster, only fully shutting down in the year 2000.