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TIL George Lucas gave away all $4 Billion he got from Disney's purchasing of Star Wars

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OAmX TIL: There are more payday lenders in the US than there are McDonalds
JYawl TIL there is a mutation that causes bones to become 8 times denser than normal that allow people to walk away from car accidents without a single fracture but with a trade off of being unable to swim.
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