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TIL The actor who played Darth Vader (David Prowse) is banned by Lucas from attending all official Star Wars fan conventions

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oBm07 TIL that in WWII, pilots often blacked out in turns as high g forces made blood pool in their legs. British Ace Douglas Bader, however, did not have this problem, since his legs had been amputated after an accident.
k0xd TIL approximately 4% of the US population is arrested every year.
R5Wk8 TIL Naomi Campbell appeared in the music video for "Is This Love?" by Bob Marley, she was just 7 years old at the time
RXpw TIL that at least two peer-reviewed medical studies have suggested that stickers of Mr. Yuk, the green face used to label poisonous household objects, do not effectively keep children away from potential poisons and may even attract children.
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