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TIL George Lucas wanted David Lynch to direct "Return of the Jedi"

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WkBDN TIL that "Telephobia" is the fear of using the phone. Symptoms range from anxiety to Nausea and panic attacks. A 1993 study found 2.5 Million people with the phobia in the UK alone.
vPVwD TIL when Blink 182 recorded Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, their manager said there was no 'good-time summer anthem', Tom and Mark responded 'You want a fucking single? I'll write you the cheesiest catchiest throwaway fucking summertime single youve ever heard!" and wrote The Rock Show in 10 mins
e0BVn TIL that Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth, was a fervent Christian who castrated himself in order to avoid the temptation of prostitutes
yVbVV TIL that Talia Shire, the actress who played Adrian Balboa in "Rocky" and Connie Corleone in "The Godfather", is the younger sister of Francis Ford Coppola.
Eg0Md TIL Mel Gibson was an executive producer and episode director of the 2004 ABC multi-camera sitcom, Complete Savages.