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TIL that there is an Outer Space Treaty which states that no one on Earth can own any celestial body, including the Moon, because it is deemed as a “common heritage for all mankind”.

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7rvEM TIL that Star Wars lore was heavily influenced by Hinduism. George Lucas was a fan of the works of Joseph Campbell and his seminal book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Campbell was responsible for popularizing many Hindu legends and theological concepts in the West through his works.
kLw5 TIL, before his death, Ed Sullivan believed he was suffering complications from his long-standing battle with ulcers. He did not know that he had been diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer the month before, a diagnosis his family and doctors had kept secret from him.
mxr6y TIL that in The Phantom Menace, Yoda has three toes. But in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith, he has four.
1Q5V TIL if you wash yourself within ten minutes of touching poison ivy, you can avoid a reaction
9nOX TIL that about 18% of California’s irrigation water is used to farm Alfalfa - a quarter of which is exported to places like China, Japan and Saudi Arabia.