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TIL when Han Solo said he did the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs he was not trying to describe how fast his ship was going. Instead he was bragging that he had done a shorter route of the Kessel Run. He did this by going closer to a black hole than most dared to go.

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0dvWR TIL Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a Prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
e0pdJ TIL the Romania entered the 1930 FIFA world cup following the crowning of King Carol II, as he encouraged them to go. He chose the squad himself and ensured them that they would still have their jobs when they return.
oBNyW TIL of "Project Prevention", a program which pays drug addicts $300 to sterilize themselves. It was begun by a woman who adopted 8 children from drug-addicted mothers.
PY5LZ TIL a boat in the UK named the Lydia Eva is the last surviving steam drifter boat in the world
kJoXm TIL of Edward Leedskalnin, a man with fourth grade education, who solely built the Coral Castle with over 1,100 tons of coral rock, using only hand tools. When asked how, his reply was that he understood the laws of weight and leverage. Today, it is a museum open to the public.