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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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R9vQ TIL a woman spent 12 years in a Kansas mental institution against her will after being diagnosed as a schizophrenic because they assumed she was mentally ill and speaking gibberish. She was really Tarahumara Indian from Mexico who spoke a rare dialect.
vPOL TIL In 44 U.S States parents are not required to give children medical treatment for conditions, including ones that could prove fatal without medical attention, if they are receiving treatment by spiritual means according to the tenets of a recognized religion.
X0wPQ TIL that prior to World War II, the equivalent of comparing someone to Hitler was to compare them to the Pharaoh of the Book of Exodus. Abolitionists compared slavers to Pharaoh, and Confederates compared Lincoln to Pharaoh.
6gdY TIL that we put a man on the moon before luggage wheels were invented.
7r6rx TIL There is a 20 min uncut interview of Rick James that was used for the famous Charlie Murphy: True Hollywood stories