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TIL that in Ancient Greece, when Cimon was given a sentence of 'starvation till death', his daughter, Pero, kept him alive by breastfeeding her own father

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Z8Vo4 TIL that George Lucas told a collaborator that his plan for the ending of Return of the Jedi was to have Luke become the new Darth Vader and destroy the Rebel Fleet. The collaborator liked the idea. Lucas told him he’d only been joking.
epWn TIL NorCal students are petitioning to add the prefix “Hella” as the highest SI measurement (i.e. The sun weighs 2.2 hellatons)
loQBN TIL that a comedian/magician Tommy Cooper died live on television in front of millions of viewers. The audience was laughing while he was having the heart attack - thinking it was part of his performance.
Lk0dQ TIL The ancient Mesopotamians invoked an evil spirit, Pazuzu, to chase away other evil spirits, and thus protect humans. In the movie "The Exorcist" he is the evil spirit which possesses a young girl.
Rjaj TIL that in Ontario, Canada there is a law stating saying “sorry” is not an admissions of guilt.