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TIL Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson) is a real-life Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt and probably the toughest member of the MCU in the real world

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gMkA TIL Sean Connery was held at gunpoint, disarmed the thug and beat him to the ground.
xVXwD TIL that the Hubble Telescope can read newspaper print from 1 mile away.
ZPkQ TIL Han Solo is the only non-Jedi/Sith in the entire original trilogy to ever use a lightsaber when he cuts open the tauntaun’s belly.
vPwbR TIL that a study shows wearing a mask decreased the quality of chess players’ decisions—a measure of their cognitive performance. However, the disruptive effect of masks is relatively short-lived, gradually weakening so that there is no measurable disadvantage after roughly 4 hours of play.
p8M9p TIL that the Chicagoland Tylenol murders still remain unsolved and no one was ever charged. In 1982, 7 people were murdered via cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules; leading to industry-wide tamper-proof seals and phasing out of capsules.