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TIL Mark Hamill went to Comic-Con dressed as a stormtrooper and took photos with a bunch of unknowing fans

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nWya9 TIL: That the Beirut Explosion of August 4th, 2020 is considered one of the most powerful artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. It was equivalent to around 1.1 kilotons of TNT and generated an earthquake equivalent to 3.3 in magnitude.
LXY9 TIL that the T.V. show Futurama is the current most critically acclaimed animated series
4D8b TIL A notable portion of the Finding Nemo production crew were Filipino, and the name “P. Sherman” was chosen because it sounds like how one with a Filipino accent would say the word “fisherman
R75Ll TIL there is an island in Shrewsbury, MA named after rapper Busta Rhymes.
g9BX TIL there is a radio frequency emanating from Russia that has been broadcasting a “buzzer” like sound since 1982. No one knows where exactly it is coming from or what it means. Also periodically a voice reads orders, names, and numbers.