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TIL that in the Star Wars Universe, Ewok Jerky was a popular snack across the Outer Rim.

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NXnke TIL of the Bal des Ardents, a masquerade ball in which the king and some noble dancers dressed in wild man costumes and accidentally got set on fire by the king's drunk brother. The only dancers who survived are one who jumped into a washtub and the king, after a duchess threw her skirt over him.
4m16 TIL Cisco owns the iOS trademark and licenses it to Apple
KOjXE TIL that Sir Ian McKellen turned down the role of Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise as he felt it would be inappropriate after the previous actor, Richard Harris, called him a 'dreadful actor'
yQmKa TIL that the Chesapeake and Delaware canal reduces 300 miles for ships going from Baltimore to Philadelphia. Without it, ships would need to travel to Virginia Beach and then back up to access Baltimore. It also accounts for 40% of the traffic at the Port of Baltimore.
jxej TIL that the Tunicate (sea squirt), once finding a suitable rock, will attach itself for life. At this point, it eats its own brain, deciding that it no longer needs it.