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TIL that some of the coughing sound effects from General Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith were actually recordings of George Lucas while he had bronchitis.

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OopKg TIL Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton left his wife months after she gave birth to their third child, to live with his girlfriend - with whom he had three children. He maintained a deception of having stayed with his original family and his own mother died unaware of the truth 24 years later
QXok TIL that, when Charles DeGaulle ordered the removal of U.S. Troops from France in 1966, Secretary of State Dean Rusk asked if that included the 60,000+ American Soldiers buried there from the first two world wars. An embarrassed DeGaulle never clarified the point. (Happy Memorial Day)
P1VZe TIL: The Church of Scientology is considered a vexacious litigant by the United States Court of Appeals. "Plaintiffs (Scientologists) have abused the federal court system by using it, inter alia, to attempt to destroy their opponents, rather than to resolve an actual dispute [over legal matters]"
a8kVZ TIL: That hot water can cause cancer
D1pvr TIL that the death of Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII) had such an emotional impact on fans, they submitted a petition to Yoshinori Kitase requesting her return. It is cited as a major reason for the games success. GamePro considers her death sequence to be the greatest of all gaming moments.