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TIL Adam Savage and Tory Belleci of Mythbusters worked on the models in the Star Wars Prequels

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Ogw7 TIL: Iva Toguri, the woman convicted of treason for being Tokyo Rose, lived in Chicago and helped run a family store until her death in 2006 at age 90.
en15 TIL 90% of American porn is made or produced in San Fernando Valley, aka San Pornando Valley.
6xGJ TIL of Terry Jo Dupperrault who in 1961 at 11 yrs old survived 4 days at sea on a cork float after the boat she was on sank. The boats captain murdered everyone aboard including her parents and siblings. Police thought the soul survivor was the boats captain.
p8Pr4 TIL that Olympus Mons, the tallest known volcano in the solar system, has such a gradual slope that someone standing at the base couldn't see the summit because it's beyond the horizon.
D1r7r TIL there is a species of weevil named after baseball player José Bautista