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TIL Blowing into your Nintendo cartridges didn’t actually help, it only damaged them

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Me79B TIL Marcia Lucas, George Lucas’ then wife, was the reason for major changes to the Original Star Wars film. Obi Wan’s death, Leia’s good Luck Kiss and re-editing the trench run to increase tension were all her ideas. She won the Academy Award for editing the film while George did not for directing.
RQ74 TIL that most cats are lactose intolerant
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