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TIL a figurine of Hans Solo frozen in carbonite is hidden in each episode of Firefly

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P1J TIL Joan of Arc was burned to death for “cross-dressing” in order to avoid rape by prison gaurds.
w0jE TIL that after the Wachowskis pitched the idea of The Matrix to Warner Bros and asked for an $80mil budget, WB said no and gave them $10mil. The Wachowskis spent the $10mil on the opening scene of the film, which they showed WB who were so impressed that they ended up giving them the entire $80mil
PY1Aw The National Toy Hall of Fame awarded “oldest toy” to the stick. Edward Bleiberg, a curator of Egyptian art at the Brooklyn Museum, says that Neolithic balls made from mud are probably out there, but in any case it would be difficult to determine if they were playthings.
KOxaJ TIL the chemical reaction in glow sticks was discovered by Dr. Edwin Chandross in 1962, but he had no idea the "chemiluminescent" objects were popular at music shows until a Vice interview in 2013. "Is that so?" he said. "Maybe my granddaughter will think I'm cool now."
R570a TIL in the 1896 Olympics the winners received a silver medal and second place received a bronze medal.