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TIL A virus is not technically alive or dead, just a chemical chain of molecules

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JX4 TIL no physical clone trooper costume was ever produced for the Star Wars prequels. Every single clone trooper is a computer generated image.
PY0lw TIL that Roxie Roker (Helen on "The Jeffersons") is Lenny Kravitz's mother
oRpWr TIL: Einar Thambarskelfir was known for his skills as an archer and his weight. His translates to "wobbly belly" or "belly of the bow". He became de facto leader of Norway until he was assassinated by Harald Sigurdsson under the false pretense of a meeting. His wife then raised an army in revenge.
XEXwE TIL a B26 Marauder named Flak Bait flew the most WWII combat missions of any plane, 207 over the course of 2 years, 130 of which were piloted by Lt. James J. Farrell. It was hit by enemy fire constantly but repaired and put back in the air. The name came from Farrell's dog, nicknamed Flea Bait.
rR5je TIL that, in 1838, Edgar Allan Poe wrote a story in which four shipwreck survivors were forced to eat a cabin boy named Richard Parker. 46 years later, the situation was mirrored uncannily in real life, as four shipwreck survivors were forced to eat a cabin boy named Richard Parker.